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CITY 


OF BINGHAMTON 


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The Great Manufaclunng Center ot 




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Southern New York. Its Growth, 




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Wonderful Beauty, Rapid Develop- 




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ment and Natural Advantages, to- 




gether with an Account ol its Repre- 




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Hon. Samuel L. Smith, Mayor 



Bitiobamton Boarb of ITvabe 

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President, Benj. B. McFadden 
]'iee-Fresidenf, Chas. E. Lee 

Secretary, Fred. C. Kelley Treasurer, Wm. H. Hecox 

Crustees 

E. R. Allen, Freight Agent D., L. eV- W. Kailroad Chari.es E. Lee, Pres. Ensign Lumber Co. 

F. W. Downs, of Downs & Eisenhart Benj. B. McFadden, Pres. Commercial Envelope and 
S. B. Drass, Contractor and Builder Box Co. 

George Fowler, of Fowler, Dick & Walker Patrick J. M(Tu;he. of McTighe. Truesdell & 

Wm. H. Hecox, General Insurance Agent Davidge 

W. P. Kennedy, of Bennett & Kennedy Wm. M. McLean, of Hills, McLean & Raskins 

E. M. Kain. Frieght Agent Erie Railroad D. ALr-.ERT Smidi, Treas. and Mgr. Goff. Crary cV 



Fred, C Kelley, Sec'y-Treas. S. J. Kelley Eng Co. 



Smith 



Stan^ina Committees 

statistics domnitttcc 

Fked. Jones Lewis vSeymour E.E.Powell Fred. C. Kelley 



^Iraiitjpovtation Committee 
Royal A. Gunnison E. R. Allen, E. M. Kain, E. R. Mason 

Freight Agent, Lackawanna Freight Agent, Erie 

Xool'.out Committee 
Wm. McLean W.P.Kennedy D. Aibert Smith Benj. A. Baumann 



JFinancc Committee 
W. H. Hecox S. B. Drass G. R. Nelson Geo. Fowler 



nDembcre of ^bc 36oar^ of Cl•a^e 



E. R. Allen 
A. A. Algase 

Babcock, Hinds & UNiiERwoon 
James H. Barnes 
Harry S. Barrett 

A. S. Bartlett 
ALFREf) B. Bartoo 
Otis J Bates 

B. A. Baumann 

F. J. Bayless 

C. E. Beach 

Guy W. Beardsley' 
Irving W. Bean 
Bingmamton Repiiulican 
Junius F. Bishop 
Ransom Blai.'k 
Blakeney & Gawne 
F. W. Brandt 
Wm. E. Bray 
J. W. Brown 
Austin S. Bumt 
Callahan & Douglas 
F. P. Carter 

D. H. Carver 
Walter Christie 
S. T. Clark 

W. B Cleves 

E. W. CoNKLiN & Son 
M. J. Corbett 
Cropper & Stafford 
James Daly 

A. E. Davis 
I. T. Deyo 

F. W. Downs 
S. B. Drass 
H. H. Eaton 
S. Mills Ely 
George Fowler 
O. J. Fowler 
Reed B. Freeman 
Grant W. Ferris 



Charles Gale 

GaYLORD & ElTAPENC 

Geo. E. Green 
Royal A. Gunnison 
Goldsmith & Sons 
Geo. M. Harris 
Oscar S. Heller 
J. M. Henvvood & Co. 
Wm. H. Heco.k 

HiRSCHMANN BrOS. Co. 

C. H. Hitchcock 
E. F. HoiTON 
c. f. hotchkin 
Humes & Smith 
Edward F. Jones 
Fred. G. Jones 
Gerry Jones 

E. M. Kain 

F. C. Kelley 
S. J. Kelley 

J. VV. Kennedy 
W. P. Kennedy 
J. M. Kilmer 
Willis Sharp Kilmer 
Chas. J. Knapp 
J. W. Lacev 
Chas. E. Lee 
R. B. Lockwood 
Daniel Lyon 
F. J. Mable 

E. R. Mason 
Benj. B. McFadden 

F. H. McFarland 
Edgar C. McKallor 
Chas. McKinnev 
Wm. M. McLean 
McManamy & Rodman 
P. J. McTkjhe 

S. C. Millard 
W. R. Miller 
C. S. Miller 



Geo. H. Moon 
Ellis W. Morse 
Hartwell Morse 
G. D. Nash 
G. R. Nelson 
James H. Nelson 
P. B. Newell 

D. H. Ogden 
Geo. F. O'Neil 
James O'Neil 

E. D. Ostrom 
E. L. Ostrom 
Wm. G. Phelps 
Edward E. Powell 
M. Richardson 

G. Tracev Rogers 

Julius E. Rogers 

Henry Rubin 

ScHAPp Bros. 

Lewis Seymour 

J. E. Shapley 

J. M. Signor 

SissoN Bros -Welden Co. 

D. Albert Smith 
Dr. F. E. Smith 
H. A. Smith 
Hon. S. L. Smith 
Dr. E. E. Snyder . 
Harry A. Stephens & Co. 
Chas. M. Stone 

James D. Stratton 
J. W. Sturtevant 
James Sullivan 

E. H. TlTCHENER 

C. M. Turner 

F. W. Welsh 
Chas. A. Weed 
James B. Weed 
J. E. Wentz 
Harvey Westcott 
Fred. B. Wheeler 



Cit^ ©fficials 



Hon. S. L. Smith, Mayoi- 
C. P. Radf.kkr, Treasurer 

John E. Wkniv, 



Irving C. Hui.i., City Clerk 

Frank Stewart, Corporntioii Counsel 



Watson E. Romerts, Rceorder 

assessors 
Charles D. Aldrich 

Cit\2 JuDflC 
Henry C. Of.msted 



S. E. Monr<.ie, City Engineer 



William P, Davis 



F. Severson, Overseer of the Poor 

Thomas L. Hoc;an, Janitor City Building 

JoNH Haley, Assistant Janitor City Ihiileling 

Chas. H. Bone, Sealer of Weiglits and Measures 

Michael Lloyd, Sexton City Cemetery 



Henry D. Devoe 



Clarence M. Slauson 
Burritt Brown 
Chas. W. Fetherolf 
Wm. J. Stephenson . 
Geo. W. Kino 
J. Wesley Coleman 



Constables 
J. D. French Homer C. Bamcock 

3BoarO of aiC>eimen 
C. M. Slauson, President 
First Hard H. H. Woodburn 



Seeo/td Ward 

TItird Ward 

Four til Ward 

Fifth Ward 

Sixth Ward 

George M. Moffatt 



Joseph Gilbert 
Samuel T. Messner 
Michael F. Lonc. 
Arthur Hewitt 
Chas. Pake 
Thirteenth Ward 



George H. Hermans 



Seventh Ward 

Eighth Ward 

Ninth Ward 

Tenth Ward 

Eleventh Ward 

Twelfth Ward 



Commtssionets 



Police Commissioners 

Mayor S. I.. SMnii, Prtsitifnl 

T. B. Crarv Jonas M. Kilmer Chas. \V. Gennett Cornelius Ackrrman 

Frederuk J. Meagher. Clerk- William H. Moore, Chief of Police 



Board of I)ealtb 

Mayor S. L. Smith. President 
David E. Barnum, Chairman pro tern. Dr. Ray Beardsi.ey Dr. \V. F. Harding 

Thos. M. Winans Thomas J. Keenan Charles E. Smith 

I. Adei.1!ertHi.\. M. D., HeatihOfJker O R. Mason. Plinnhing Inspector Paola A. Greenmum, Sanitary Inspector 

William H. Abkoti-, Secretary and Registrar of Vital Statistics Major C. H. Hitchcock. Attorney 



Board of Street eommissioners 

Mayor S. L. Smith, President 

Edward Guilfoyle Lee M. Cai ierty William E. Bray Walter J. Moon 

W. Paul Mosher. Clerk J. V. N. Williams, Supt. of Streets W. H. DuBois, Sidewalk Inspector 



€xaminind and Superoisina Board of Plumbers and Plumbing 

O. R. Mason Jno. H. Stafford John F. Hurley S. E. Monroe Lewis A. Galpin 

John J. Irving. Clerk 



Board of Tire Commissioners 

Mayor S. L. Smith, President 
William F. Len 17, J. M. Kenwood Irving W. Butler Hollis M. Gitchell 

Ikying C. Huil, Clerk C. N. Hogg. Chief Engineer 

James R. Eldridge. First Assistant Engineer Albert H. Lyon. Second Assistant Engineer 

TiMOTin J. McNamara. Fire Marshal Carl J. Livingston. Superintendent of Fire Alarm System 



Board of education 

William W. Farley Wm. J. Welsh Wm. F. Seward Cortland A. Wiliiek 

Geo. M. Harris Hiram Baknum M. R. F. McCarthy 

Cortland A. Wilber, President 

A. J. Inloes, Secretary G. R. Miller, Supt. of Schools S. D. Wilbur, Attendance Vfficer 

R. V. BuGART. Superintendent oj Crotinds and Suildings 

Ross Park eommissioners 

JuHN Anderson T. I. Lacey F. B. Newell Jnu. B. Rogers 

ErasTLs Ross A. S. BARrLEiT B, W. MosUER 

A. S. Baktlei], Preiident 

T. I. Lacey, Vice-President John Amtvsmn. Treasurer B. W. Mgsher. Secretary 



eivil Service eommissioners 

E. H. TiTCHENER Maukk e E. Page Joseph W. Ballard 

Maurice E. Page, President Lawrence B. Masun, Secretary 

Binshatnion GilV fiospltal 

Mayor S. L. Smith, President 

board of managers 

W.H.Cannon William Wirt Newell William S Lawyer 

H. C. Lakrabek James Sulliyan Charles F. Sisson 



Board of Ulater Commissioners— elected 

Benj. S. Ccrr.\n, Sr. John Bayi.ess Jefferson Kingman 

H. A. Smith Moses Stoppard 

John Anderson, Secretary and Superintendent 
John D. Davidson, M. F. Dillon, Inspectors 







Junction of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers 




INTRODUCTION 

THIS book aims to give as concisely and accurately as possible all the facts that prospect- 
ive residents may want to know about the City of Binghamton, N. Y. , its industries and 
manufactures, its government, its natural advantages, and the inducements that it 
has to offer to the homeseeker and manufacturer. To do any sort of justice to 
Binghamton in a few printed pages is a hopeless task ; but if this pamphlet shall in- 
(^,1^ cite'on the part of those to whom it shall come a fuller investigation into the city's 
advantages, it will not wholly have failed in its purpose. Binghamton is a city of 
about 45,000 people, lying in Southern New York at the confluence of the Susque- 
hanna and Chenango rivers. Five railroads radiate from the city in almost every 
direction. The leading industries are the manufacture of cigars, carriages, wood 
alcohol, acids and acetate of lime, boots and shoes, chairs, crackers, patent medicines, iron foun- 
dry products, clothing, time recorders, envelopes, folding b->xes, sportsman's goods, etc. Last 
year 90,000,000 cigars were made in the city, a number that would provide several cigars for 
every smoker in the United States and its new possessions. 

At the last sale of city four per cent, bonds 103.605 was paid for the privilege of buying 
them, which shows the stability of the city's credit. The city tax rate last year was .0152 on the 
dollar, and the state and county .0086. The area of the corporation is 6,400 acres There are 
25.19 miles of electric railway, 125 miles of streets, nearly eight miles of pavement, nineteen 
public schools, forty-one church bodies, ten newspapers (daily and weekly) and three public 
parks. 

Binghamton's situation is picturesque. It lies in the Susquehanna and Chenango val- 
leys, hillsrising on nearly every .side From the top of one of these, on a summer's day, the 
town looks as if it were embowered in a great forest, so numerous are the shade trees — save 
where the brick and stone of the business section makes a contrasting blotch of color. Nearly 
as far as the eye can reach down the Susquehanna stretches what is practically the city, for 
Lestershire, with its great industries, though incorporated as a separate village, is actually a 
part of Binghamton. ' And further down, nine miles from the City Hall, is Union, where they 
are building the new city of Endicott, with industries to employ thousands. So closely is this 
connected with Binghamton by the electric railroad, and so rapidly is the connecting territory 
being built up that it does not recjuire the gift of prophecy to foresee the day when this, too, will 
be a part of a great municipality twelve miles in length from east to west — the Greater Bing- 
hamton. 

Topographically the city is divided by the rivers and railroads into five main sections, 
known locally as the West Side, the North Side, the South Side, " Morningside," or the East 
Side, and the Central City — the district last named lying east of the Chenango and north of the 
Susquehanna. vSo closely are these knit together by the bridges that they form a homogeneous 
whole, with no present local jealousies, and all work together for the common good. The con- 



struction of a magnificent viaduct spanning the numerous railroad tracks at Chenango street and 
giving uninterrupted communication with the district north of the railroads is a recent achieve- 
ment of great importance, due in a great measure to the efforts of the Board of Trade 




Court Slrert, Looking Wcsl 



HISTORY AND GROWTH 

The man from whom BinLjhamton took its name was WilHam Bingham, of Philadelphia. 
An Englishman by birth, he came to America as a colonist, served in the American army dur- 
ing the Revolution and earned a commission. At the close of the war he went into business in 
Philadelphia, where he accumulated a fortune. 

To him and to two others, Robert Lettis Hooper and James Wilson, was granted on June 
27, 1786, a patent for a tract of 30,620 acres. It lay on both sides of the vSus(|uehanna river 
and included parts of the present towns of Union, Vestal, Binghamton, Conklinand Kirkwood. 
In 1790 the trio divided the tract among themselves, the ixirt containing the site of the present 
City of Binghamton falling to Mr. Bingham. 

The first settler in the vicinity of what is now Binghamton was Captain Joseph Leonard, 
a Revolutionary soldier, who came up the SHScfuehanna river from Pennsylvania in 17S7. He 
found, occupying a temporary cabin here, a man known as James Lyon. In company with the 
Indian trader, Amos Draper, Captain Leonard had a conference with the natives and secured from 
them a lease for ninetv-nine vcars of a square mile of land, agreeing to pay as rental a barrel of 
corn a year. This was about' three miles above the mouth of the Susquehann.i This lease 
was not confirmed by the State, but the land was later sold and was held without trouble by the 
purchasers. Other settlers arrived soon afterwards and a little settlement sprang up which 
was known as Chenango. 

In 1800 Mr. Bingham appointed as his local .agent General Joshua Whitney. Before that 

time some plans had been made for estab- 
■,-.--,-^,-^ lishing a village on the site of the present 
'} city, at the junction of the Susquehanna 
, I and Chenango rivers. How far these plans 
had gone is uncertain, but they were proba- 
bly somewhat indefinite. As soon, however, 
as the new agent took charge he bent his 
energies towards establishing a settlement 
on the present site. Streets were laid out 
and various inducements made to the peo- 
:! pie of Chenango to move to the "Point." 
•}' On July 4, I Soo, William Bingham conveyed 
*f1 til Joshua Whitney 215 acres in this tract, 
1 and the latter put up a house. In rSoi an 
act was i^assed authorizing the holding of 
court in Chenango Point, and the following 
! year a court house was built. This was an 
event which finally established the suprem- 
acy of the new Chenango Point over the lit- 
RcMdence of Chas. M. Turner. Front Street tic hamlet up the river. 




One of the inducements held out to settlers by General Whitney was that a bridge 
was to be built across the Chenango, at what is now Court street. This, however, was not con- 
structed until 1808, when it was built as a private enterprise. Main and Front streets were laid 
out about this time, buildings were erected at the four corners near the bridge, and an air of 




The Viaduct and D. L. & W. Station 



modest activity was apparent. In 181 2 a company of Indian chiefs arrived at the little settle- 
ment and claimed the land on behalf of the former occupants of the region. John A. Collier 
carefully investigated their claims and assured the visitors that the}- were not valid, after which 
the red men departed quietl)'. 




View ill Lnors" Piirk 



This year was notable also from the 
fact that it marked the date of the lim- 
ited incorporation of Binghamton as a 
villag-e. The population at this time 
was between 250 and 300. Ten years 
later the village was regularly incor- 
porated. The construction of the Che- 
nango canal, authorized by the legis- 
lature in 1.^33, was of vast importance 
to Binghamton. Its northern terminus 
was Utica, its sotithern Binghamton. 
The first canal boat arrived in Rmg- 
hamton on May 6, 1S37, and was 
greeted with general rejoicing. Three 
years later the population was 2,000, 
and the residents of Binghamton began 
to think that it might some day be- 
come a verv larsfe villaere. 



But what was in many respects 
the most important event in the 
earlier history of the place oc- 
curred in 1848 This was the 
opening of the New York & Erie 
railroad. From this time the 
growth was rapid. In 1850 there 
were 4,000 inhabitants or more. 
The next year the acts incorporat- 
ing the village were amended, 
and the village limits were ex- 
tended. The year i860 saw Bing- 
hamton a village of 9,000, and one 
of the most important stations on 
the line of the Erie road. Seven 
years later it was incorporated as 
a city and divided into five wards. 
Its population was then 10,000. 



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View -n Lyons' Park 



From this time Binghamton has never taken a backward step. Her growth has been 
steady, and though there have been times of particularly rapid growth, none of it has been of 
the mi'ishroom so'rt. The founders laid the foundations strong and deep ; their descendants have 
built upon these foundations wisely and well. The population in 1870 was 12,692; in 1875, 
15,518, and in 1880, 17.317. During the next ten years the number of inhabitants had doubled, 
the census in 1890 showing a population of 35,005. Today a fair estimate of Ringhamton's in- 
habitants is 45,000. And the city is growing every month. 

PUBLIC PARKS 

Just south of the city, not more than a mile from the business center, lies a plot of 
natural woodland of surpassing beauty. Through it runs a picturesque defile, winding around 
the base of a denselv wooded hill. Roads as firm as stone wind among the trees and lead to 
the summit of the h'ill, where from " The Lookout " a view of the city and valley breaks upon 
the eye— rivers like silver ribbons sparkling in the sunlight, toy trains creeping along like 
snails, and a busy city spread out at one's feet 

At the base of the hill there is plenty of human- life and animation. Scattered among 
the trees, viewing the animals or patronizing the various attractions there are several thousand 
people every day. From the stand on the hill-side a band plays gaily, and a merry-go-round 
whirls with happy children as passengers. Picnic parties by the dozen are scattered in the big 
dining-pavilion or at the many rustic tables among the trees. 

' Such is Ross Park on a summer's day. It is a resort which is enjoyed not only by the 
citizens of Binghamton, but also by thousands of excursionists who come during the season from 
points on the railroads There are few cities in the country which can point to a park that is so 
near to nature as this. There is nothing artificial about it, care having been taken in all the 
improvements to preserve all the natural woodland features. So successful has been the result 
that in a quiet corner of the park the herd of deer and elk seem to be grazing in a real forest 

During the season the Binghamton Railroad Company provides daily entertainments in 
the open air, free, and band concerts, afternoon and evening. They are viewed by thousands, 
the company obtaining its remuneration for the entertainments out of the extra street car traf- 
fic in this line. Refreshments are sold on the ground, but intoxicants are prohibited. 

Besides this there are two smaller parks which have not been greatly improved as yet. 
One is situated in what is known as the " German Settlement," and the other is in the eastern 
part of the city As the city grows these will some day be charming breathing places for the 
people. The parks are under the control of a Board of Park Commissioners. Lyons' Park, on 
the South Side, owned by Daniel Lyons, is also an attractive spot. 

Another favorite pleasure resort is the Casino, a beautiful park owned and controlled by 
the Binghamton Railroad Companv at Endicott. Frequent car service is provided by the com- 



pany, 25 cents beint;- chai-.^ed for the round trip from the city. Entertainments are also pro- 
vided here by the raih-oad company, and picnic parties find pleasure on the banks of the Sus- 
quehanna, which flows past the park. Little lakes, fountains and lawns add to the attractive- 
ness cif the place. 



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Residence «f Daniel Lyons. Conlvlin Avenue 



CHURCHES 






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Prospective residents of Binghamton may rest assured that the)- could find no place, 
laro-e or small, which can offer to them better church advantages than this city. Hundreds of 

thousands of dollars 
' are invested in the 

churches, whose 
membership is large 
and active. What- 
ever may be the case 
elsewhere, it has 
been remarked upon 
by visitors that 
empty pews are not 
the fashion here. 
This may be due in 
part to the fact that 
the local churches 
have a more than 
usually able body of 
clergy. Some of 
these have a reputa- 
tion which extends 
far, and many of the 
churches are among 
the largest in their 
denomination. In 
short, it may be said 
that Binghamton is, 
to a degree, a church 
supporting town, 
which means that it 
is for the most part a 
moral and law-abid- 
ing town. 
Tills could not trutlifully have been said of the early settlement. At the close of the 
Eighteenth Century and the opening of the Nineteenth the pioneer preachers seem to have had 
considerable difficulty in getting a' hold upon the settlers. The first religious services were 
established by a Baptist minister, named Howe, who came to Chenango Point in 1790. 



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West Presbyterian Church 



An account of the pres- 
ent condition of some of 
the most prominent de- 
nominations may be of 
interest. 

Presbyteri an. — There 
are at present seven Pres- 
byterian societies, with a 
total membership of sev- 
eral thousand. They are 
the First, West, North, 
Ross Memorial, Immanuel 
Chapel, Broad Avenue and 
Floral Avenue. The de- 
nomination has a church 
in every (puirter of the 
city. The First Church is 
one of the ten largest 
Presbyterian societies in 
the United States, and the 
name of the pastor, the 
Rev. G. Parsons Nichols, 
D. D , is known through- 
out the country. The 
North and the West 
Churches also have large 
parishes, the latter hav- 
ing lately erected a mag- 
nificent stone structure on 
Main street, which, with 
its grounds and fittings, 
is valued at ,^570, coo. All 
the other societies are 
strong and prosperous. 

Methodist Episcopal — 
The denomination that 
can boast the largest num- 
ber of local churches is 
the Methodist Episcopal, 
which has ten societies. 
Of these the most prom- 
inent are the Centenary, 
in the center of the city, 
and the Tabernacle on the 




Tabernacle (Vt. E. Church 



West Side. While the other organizations are somewhat smaller, none is feeble, and Metho- 
dists are an important factor in' city life. Binghamton city and district are among the most im- 
portant in Wyoming Conference. The presiding elder is the Rev. L. C. Floyd, Ph. D., of this city. 

Baptist. — The Baptists are represented by 
six churches — the First, Conklin Avenue, 
Main Street, Grace, Calvary and Park Avenue. 
The First Church has a fine edifice on Che- 
nango street. The church was destroyed by 
fire a few years ago and promptly rebuilt in 
the most modern style. A marked feature of 
tlie religious life of this church is its healthful 
progressiveness in theological thought. Dr. 
Phillips, the pastor, received the degree of 
Doctor of Philosophy at the University of 
London. 

Protest.ant Episcoi'.'X 1. — The oldest 
church building in the city, and one of the 
most notable, is Christ Church on Washington 
street, which has already been referred to. 
It is of stone and was built in 1854 after de- 
signs by the architect of Trinity Church, New 
York. It is regarded as one of the best speci- 
mens of ecclesiastical architecture in the cotm- 
try. Trinity Memorial Church, on Main street, 
is a splendid modern structure of stone. The 
Church of the Good vShepherd, on the South 
Side, has connected with it the House of the 
Good Shepherd, a worthy charitable institution. 
Roman Catholic — The city is divided by 
the Roman Catholics into three large parishes 
—St. Patrick's, St. Mary's and St. Paul's, in 
each of which there is a membership of sev- 
eral thousand. St. Patrick's, on the West Side, 
was established in 1838 by the Rt. Rev. Bishop 
Hughes, and the present edifice cost $125,000. 
Connected with it are St. Joseph's Academy, 
St. James" Hall and a fine parochial residence, the whole property being immensely valuable. 
St. Mary's Church of the Assumption is a great modern building of brick at Court and Fayette 
streets, the interior of which is especially beautiful The pipe organ is one of the best in 
Southern New York. St. Paul's is a new: parish on the North Side. 




First Presbyterian Church 



>f the larut'sl in the 



CoNtiKEGATiONAi.isT. — The Fii'st and Plymouth Chnrehes are worthy 
gationalism in Bing:hamton. While this denomination is not so numerou;- 
the New England States, the First Church is on 
remarkable for its prominence and intelli- 
o-ence. It has generally had pastors of high 
rank in the denomination, its present brilliant 
minister being Dr. Nacy McGee Waters. 

Othkr Rkligious Bodies — The Christian, 
German Lutheran and Universalist churches 
and the Seventh Day Adventists have one or- 
ganization each. There are two Churches of 
Christ, Scientist, a rescue mission and corps 
of the Salvation Army and American Volun- 
teers. The Salvation Army conducts a "shel- 
ter" and a salvage department, and its splen- 
did work among the poor is cordially cofipcr- 
ated with by the churches. The Young Men's 
Christian Association owns a four-story brick 
building on Court street, where it has meeting- 
halls, a reading-room, library, gymnasium 
and other conveniences. The Railroad V. M. 
C. A. has a building near the railroad stations, 
and statistics show that in several branches 
of work it stands first in the State. It has 
plans for a fine new building. The Young 
Women's Christian Association also occupies 
beautiful rooms and does an excellent work. 



BANKING FACILITIES 



example 
; in New 
nd lias a i 



of Congre- 
York as in 
nem her ship 



For the convenient transaction of business, 
banks with ample capital and solid financi i1 
standing are of first importance. Bingliamton 
is admirably equipped with institutions whose 
condition is of the most satisfactory character. 

The recent consolidation of three of the 
leading banks, the First National, the Susque- 




Urst CoiKjregationcil Cluiicli 



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hanna Valley and the Strong State, has provided one of the largest banking institutions in 
this part of' the State. The first named of these had a capital of $200,000 and the other 

two of $100,000 each. 

The present banks and their 
capitalization are: First Na- 
tional, $400,000 ; Binghamton 
Trust Company, $300,000; City 
National, $200,000, and Peo- 
ple's $100,000. 

The Binghamton Clearing 
House was established in 1891. 
Since then the annual clearings 
have nearly doubled, the fig- 
ures for the successive years 
being- as follows: 




I89I . . . 


.$ 12,522,200 


00 


1892 .. . 


. ■3-789.300 


00 


1893... 


15,404,200 


00 


1894 .. 


17,460,800 


00 


189s .. 


17,701,900 


00 


1896 .. . 


. '6,345.300 


00 


1897 ... 


16,891,500 


00 


1898 .. . 


18,038,800 


00 


1899 .. 


19,317,700 


00 


I 900 . . . 


20,705,300 


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St. Mary's Church 



It will be noticed by this 
table that last year's clearings 
went far ahead of any in the 
history of the house. But, so 
far this year the banking busi- 
ness, bankers say, has been very 
much larger than it was for 
1900. However, the figures of 
the Clearing House show a de- 
crease of about five per cent. 
over the same period last year. 
This is due to the consolidation 
of three banks, already referred 
to, and does not give a correct 
view of the situation. 



FIR.£ DEPARTMENT 

The Fire Department is practically under the volunteer system, composed of the follow- 
ing eight companies: Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co. No. i, T. J. McNamara, foreman; Crys- 
tal Hose Co. No. i, Charles Cain, foreman; Alert Hose Co. No. 2, Charles Van Cleve, foreman; 
Protection H ote Co. No. 3, Jay Whitney, foreman; Fountain Chemical Engine Co. No. 
4. John Lyon, foreman; Independent Hose Co No. 5, Charles S. Waring, foreman; Mechanics' 
Hose Co No. 6, James F. Garvey, foreman; Rockbottom Hose Co. No. 7, James E. Foster, 
foreman. The department is well equipped, admirably managed, and has always proved en- 
tirely adequate to any demands made upon it. Steamer No. 3 is a second size LaFrance piston 
engine, purchased in'iSgg. It is manned by three full-paid men, who respond to all alarms of 




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fire. There is also one ordinary hook and ladder truck, held in reserve, besides Steamer No. 
I, " City of Binjjhamton," a second size Silsby rotary pump engine, and Steamer No. 2, "The 
Bennett," a third size LaFrance rotary pump engine, about eighteen years old, both of which 
are held in reserve. Arrangements have also been made for the purchase of another engine. 

There are seventeen full-paid men who devote their entire time to the service, four part 
paid, or "call men," and nearly five hundred volunteer firemen who belong to the several com- 
panies. 













Residence of Benjamin B. [VIcFadden, Main Street 



With the exception of the building occupied by the Chemical Company, the city owns the 
rest of the buildings u.sed for fire department purposes. The steamers, both trucks, one supply 
wagon, the Chief's Ijuggy and three horses are owned by the city while the six hose wagons and 



the chemical engine belong to the various companies. The Central Fire Station is a line build- 
ing on Chenango street, and a new fire station has just been completed on Main street on the 
West Side. The fire alarm system is of the Gamewell patent, and consists of fifty-six street boxes, 
large gongs in each of the engine houses, one eight-circuit repeater, over thirty miles of wire, 
and a fire bell which weighs nearly 6,000 pounds. 




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The total number of alarms of fire last year was 133. The total loss by fire was 
,*i 79,937. 71 ; the insurance paid was $173,879.63, and the total insurance on the property on 
which claim for loss was made was $602,090.00. The amount of the budget for last year was 
$27,650. That the Binghamton P'ire Department is fully competent is shown by the fact that 
though Binghamton has been in existence — city, village and hamlet — for over a century, it has 
never had a generally disastrous fire. 



THE CLIMATE OF BINGHAMTON 

Notwithstanding the size of the city, its shaded streets, velvety lawns and pure air make 
it a delightful place in which to spend the summer. Many residents prefer to remain in their 
cozy homes rather than to leave them for places that are called summer resorts. 

A station of the United States Weather Bureau is located in the Government Building. 
It is at present in charge of W. E. Donaldson, who has prepared for this book the following 
account of the local climate : 

Average for the Year. 

Temperature .' 48° 

Precipitation 27.8 inches 

Snowfall 44 inches 

Hourly wind movement 6.5 miles 

Clear days ■ ■ • Si 

Partly cloudy days 124 

Cloudy days 160 

Rainy days 1 44 

It can be safely stated that summer begins with the last destructive frost of spring and 
ends with the first destructive frost of autumn. This would limit the summer on an average in 
Binghamton from the 20th of May to the 10th of September. It is possible to have a destruct- 
ive frost in this section after the 20th of May or before the loth of September, but this seldom 
occurs. In the past four years the lowest temperature from the 20th of May to the 10th of 
September was 34°. 

The average number of hours the sun shines daily during the summer months is eight 
hours and twenty-four minutes, whereas the sun shines on the average only three hours and 
thirty-two minutes per day during the winter months. 

While the precipitation falls more frequently during the winter, the precipitation falls 
more rapidly in the summer. The average precipitation for the summer months is 2.35 inches, 
and for the winter months only 1.81 inches. 

The wind moves at the average rate of eight miles per hour during the winter, and onlv five 
miles per hour in the summer. In the summer the wind increases as the sun rises, and becomes 
calm after sundown; while the high winds of summer accompany thunder-storms and are of 
short duration. 

June is invariably the mildest month of the year, the temperature never being oppres- 
sively high, nor too cool. During the past four years the temperature was above 90° on twenty- 
five days, one day in June, fourteen days in July and ten days in August. The highest temper 
ature in the past five years was g6° on August 10th, 1900. 

Warm waves when the temperature goes above 90° for several consecutive days are not 
frequent in Binghamton. The longest warm waves in the past four years occurred in July, 
1897, and in August, 1899, when the temperature was above 90" for four consecutive days. 
This would indicate that Binghamton had first-class qualifications as a summer resort. 



STREET^:, SEWERS AND BRIDGES 

Binyhamton's streets are one of her greatest glories. There are 125 miles of them, lined 
for the most part with maples or elms, which in the older portions of the city have attained a 
noble growth. There are 7.64 miles of pavement now in use, and plans are being made for 
laying considerable more. Of this 4.6,5 miles is Trinidad sheet asphalt, .40 miles Alcatraz 
asphalt, . 165 miles Corning repressed brick, 885 miles Syracuse wire-cut brick, .615 miles Mack 
wire-cut brick, and .945 miles Park wire-cut brick. All the old wooden lilock p.ivcment has 
been torn up in the march of progress and replaced with asphalt and brick. The total cost of 
all pavements has been $595,309 C6— $310,983 92 having been spent for asphalt and $1 14,376.87 
for brick. The balance, $170,018 87, was expended upon the old wooden pavements. The cart 
and can system is used in cleaning the streets, the cleaners being uniformed in while duck with 
a straw helmet. The pavements' are also flushed. The genera! neatness of the streets and 
surroundings has earned for Binghamton the title " Parlor City." 

The system of sewerage is kept up to the highest standard, sewers being constantly ex- 
tended to meet the needs of the growing city. To the care exercised in their construction is 
due in no small measure the excellent public health. At the close of the past year there had 
been constructed 34. 17 miles of brick and pipe sewers, of which 33 51 miles were then in use. 

The Susquehanna and Chenango rivers are spanned liy seven bridges, all but one of 
which are comparatively modern and costly structures The situation of the city along th-- 
shores of two large streams that form a junction here makes the matter of bridges an important 
one, and the fact'that the city has speni $300,733 53 in building bridges shows that she is fully 
alive to this need Here is a list of the river bridges with the cost of each : Court street bridge, 
$75,875; Ferry street, $49,339.48; Tompkins street, $38,814.29; Washington street, $38,077.87 ; 
Rockbottom bridge, $35,193.97; DeForest street, $25,238.73; Exchange street footbridge (lately 
condemned), $4,500. A new bridge is to be built in place of the one last named. These, 
together with the other bridges over small streams, have a total length of 3,404.63 feet. 



THE WATER SUPPLY 

While for several years the city water has not been pure at certain seasons, this fault will 
be done away with at once, and within a few months the residents of this city will be drinking- 
water than which none better could be found in the finest mountain springs. After carefully 
considering various plans for bettering the service, the Water Commissioners, on the advice of 
an expert, have decided to install a mechanical sand filtration plant, with a daily capacity of 
8,000,000 gallons, and which, it is calculated, will remove from the water between ninety-eight 
and ninety-nine per cent, of impurities. The result will be water all the year around as clear 
and sparkling as if it had been distilled. 



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The water works, which are owned by the city, are fully equipped for every emergency, 
and the service is uniform and entirely satisfactory. There are three engines — one Holly Gas- 
kell, four-cylinder, compound condensing, with a capacity of 12,000,000 gallons; one Holly 
Gaskell, new pattern, four-cylinder, compound condensing, with 12,000,000 gallons' capacity; 
one Holly (quadruple, four-cylinder, compound condensing, capacity 6,000,000 gallons. The 
system is direct pressure, the source of supply being the Suscjuehanna river. At present the 
water is taken into wells from a crib situated above the sources of contamination from the fac- 
tories, etc., in the city. Last year 2,203,445,275 gallons were pumped, which is a daily average 
of 6,036,973. 

The financial condition of this branch of the city service is very satisfactory. It is man- 
aged by a Board of Water Commissioners, one member of which is elected annually. The de- 
partment has in the banks the sum of $113,067.70, and the outstanding bonds amount to 
$160,000. Of this amount $7,000 is to be paid this year, .$91,000 in 1907 and $62,000 in 191S. 
Prospective residents will be interested in the water rates, which are as low as is consistent with 
good service. The principal rates are: Culinary use, per year, for each family not exceeding 
six persons, $4; water closets, each family, $3; each additional closet, each family, $1; one 
bath-tub, family use, $3; each additional tub for same family, $1 ; each bowl, $i ; one set laun- 
dry-tubs in residence, $2 ; hand hose for sprinkling streets, etc, where the premises are not 
more than fifty feet wide, $3; where premises are more than fifty feet wide, special assessment; 
hose attached to lawn sprinkler or other device, $7. Stables: Private carriage horse, $4; each 
additional horse, $2; work horse, $2 ; each additional horse, $r. Offices: Three persons or less, $5. 
Stores, five persons or less, $7. No hotel, factory, livery stable, tannery, brewery or railroad com- 
pany is permitted to take the city water except through a meter. The rates range from twenty 
cents a thousand for a daily average of 1,000 gallons to five cents a thousand for a daily average 
of 20,000 to 50,000 gallons. 



EDUCATION 

Among the advantages which Binghamton can offer, not the least is her system of public 
schools, in which she takes high rank among the cities of the country. Generously jjrovided 
for and conducted in the true spirit of modern scholarship, the schools give a practical training 
which is excelled in few cities of this size. The present head of the department, Darwin L. 
Bardwell, has a reputation among educators throughout the United States, and was recently 
called to the Pacific coast to deliver a course of lectures on educational topics. 

In addition to the High School, the Manual Training School and the Grammar School, 
there are fifteen ward schools situated in every part of the city. Many of them are new build- 
ings, fitted with every convenience, and accommodations are supplied ample for all the children 
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The High School, whose principal is Joseph Edward Banta, has a very capable staff of twen- 
ty-four teachers and a total registration of"74,^ students. The thoroughness of its work is shown 
by the high rank that its graduates are taking at college and in life. Although the chief aim of 
the institution is not college preparatory work, the literary course is arranged to fit pupils for 
the leading colleges and universities. The other course in the curriculum is called the English 
course ancl requires two years of a foreign language. Both have been approved by the Hon. 
Charles R. Skinner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. In connection with the High 
School is conducted the Barlow School of Industrial Arts, under the principalship of V. S. 
Paessler. This was given by the late Allen Barlow, and is under the direct control of a board 
of trustees which, ovving to a lack of funds, is ol)liged to look to the public school system for 
aid It has classes in joinery, wood-turning, spindle and face-plate turning, cooking, mechan- 
ical drawing, parallel and angular projection, forging, isothermal drawing, household manage- 
ment and household sanitation, sewing, etc. The Grammar School, of which Miss Mary E. 
Hunt is principal, is in the Washington street building. 

A Truant School is also in operation, and a supervisor of music, a supervisor of drawing 
and a supervisor of written work are also employed to look after the work in these branches in 
the various schools. 

Nothing shows a city's advancement more strikingly than the increase in registration in 
her public schools. In 1891 the total registration was 4,321. This year (1901) it is 7,002, made 
up as follows: Kindergartens, 660; first grade, 1,240; second, 775; third. 789; fourth, 802; 
fifth, 651; sixth, 603; seventh, 485; eighth, "254; ninth, 3,51 ; tenth, 154; eleventh, 135; twelfth, 
123. The amount appropriated by the city for the support of the schools during the year 1900- 
1901 was $124,018.98, and $24,753 45 was received from the State, marling a total of $148,772.43. 
During the last fiscal year (18991900) $142,568.60 was expended. $95,690 37 of which wasfor 
teachers' wages alone. Nearly every year the city has been investing more money in education. 
The amount'appropriated by the City and State in 1898-99 was $140,595.67, and in 1899-1900 it 
was $140,532.56 

The City School Library, which is in the Washington street school building, had in the 
year ending August 31, 1900, 11,773 books in its circulating library and 1.437 ''i the reference 
library It was open 290 days and its total circulation for the year was 67,072 These were 
borrowed by 4,502 persons. The expenditures for the year were $3,171.94. The library, while 
under the control of the school department, serves the purpose of a city library, any resident 
being permitted to take books. Though, as the figures will show, it is doing good work, under 
the supervision of Mrs Josephine Clonney, librarian, a promising movement is now under way 
to erect a separate and more adequate public library building. 

Besides the public schools, there are within the city a number of private institutions of 
learning, notably the Lady Jane Grey School for young women; St. Joseph's Academy, a Cath- 
olic school conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and two commercial schools — Riley's and 
Lowell's. Many families with children to educate move to Binghamton solely for the purpose 
of securing educational advantages for them. These the city has to offer in the fullest measure. 

















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THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 



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City offenders are tried in Police Court, presided over by a judge known as the Recorder. 
The present incumbent is S. Mack Smith. Headquarters and court occupy convenient quarters 
on the first floor of the Municipal Building. Last year 1,379 arrests were made by the police 
department. 



TRANSPORTATION 

Few inland cities are so favored in regard to transportation facilities as Binghamton. 
Its geographical location is perfect, it being situated midway between New York and Buffalo, on 
two of America's principal trunk lines, the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. 

The New York State Capital at Albany is on the direct line of the D & H. Company, only 
143 miles distant, and Harrisburg, the seat of Pennsylvania government, lies 191 miles to the 
south. Scranton, the heart of the anthracite coal region, is sixty-one miles away, and the bitu- 
minous coal district of Pennsylvania but ninety miles to the southwest, providing cheap fuel for, 
the home and factory. 

The Svracuse and LTtica divisions of the Lackawanna system radiate north from this city 
through the rich farming district to Oswego, on the shores of Lake Ontario, and the Susque- 
hanna division of the Delaware & Hudson, together with the branches of the Erie and Lacka- 
wanna running into the coal regions, reach a great consuming trade, from which the merchants 
and manufacturers of Binghamton reap many thousands of dollars annually. 

The Erie, with its" many branches and lateral lines, penetrates the fertile district of 
Western Pennsylvania and Southern New York; the Lackawanna system likewise. Central and 
Northern New York, and the Delaware & Hudson Company through the Adirondack region into 
Canada, the latter line also being direct route to Boston and all New England points, so that 
from Binghamton there is no direction which cannot be reached with promptness and dispatch. 

All the passenger and freight stations here are located in the heart of the city's business 
district, the freight stations being equipped with all the modern facilities for the economical and 
rapid handling of fi eight, both received at and forwarded from the city. 

Seventy passenger trains depart daily. Shippers are particularly favored with quick freight 
service, owing to this city being such a large transfer point, where thousands of cars of freight 
are consolidated monthly for all points in the East and West, as well as New England; through 
car service has been inaugurated to all the principal cities as far west as the Mississippi river, 
enabling the Binghamton manufacturers to deliver their goods at destination ahead of their 
competitors, thereby holding and increasing their trade. A sample of the schedule time on 
package freight is twelve hours from New York to Binghamton; forty-eight hours from Bing- 
hamton to Chicago. 

The yard limits of the four roads extend for many miles on three sides of the city, switch- 
ing service is elaborate and prompt, and the charge for handling cars between the various lines 
and private sidings is nominal. 



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The many miles of private sidings now in use by the various industries, and maintained 
by the different lines, is established proof of the extent to which the railroads have gone in pro- 
viding facilities for industries already located here, and should be sufficient assurance that new 
comers will be taken care of in the same generous manner. 

To all western points the same freight rates are in effect from Binghamton as from Roch- 
ester, N. Y., a point which is nearly 200 miles west, and on business from western points to 
Binghamton the same rates apply here as to Syracuse, N. Y. In other words, Binghamton 
enjoys Rochester rate basis west bovmd, and Syracuse rate basis east bound. 

The Street Railway system is very comprehensive, with mileage of forty miles, furnish- 
ing easy access to all factory and business districts as well as residence portions of the city. 
Both steam and electric railroad companies, through their Binghamton officials, have an excellent 
reputation for going more than half way to encourage new industries here by offering all the 
facilities at their command, which are needed from a transportation standpoint, to assist every 
concern to success. There is a large amount of desirable unoccupied land adjacent to the vari- 
ous lines which can be secured for the establishment of new industries. 



CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION 

The city is in a most solid condition financially, its bonds being sought after by capitalists 
who are willing to pay more than three per cent, premium on them. The following statement 
of city finances at the time this book is issued is prepared by the City Clerk: 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. 

Assessed valuation for iqoo $ 21,109,730 00 

Real valuation, estimated 21,109,730 00 

Dki'.t: Bonds previously issued 677,500 00 

Floating S3-.i°' 4' 

This issue 18,000 00 

Total debt § 748,801 41 

Bonds issued under Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1S95 and amended by Chapter 8 of the 
Laws of 1901. I- C. Hull, City Clerk. 

Of the assessed valuation $18,889,200 is real property and $2,220,530 personal. While, as 
will be noted in the City Clerk's report, property is supposed to be assessed at its actual value, 
as a matter of fact it is assessed at about two-thirds of its value. It may be said that the assess- 
ment upon industries is perhaps more reasonable than in any other city of the State, a fact 
which alone is a great inducement for manufacturers to locate here. Further information of 
great interest wiU be gladly furnished by the Secretary of the Board of Trade. 



This year's report and budget, recently presented to the Common Council, may be briefly 
summarized as follows: Public debt, $4,500; interest account, $19,899.84; pavement and sewer 
notes, $16,920.12; estimated expenses, $312,197.64; total, $353.5>7-6o; less estimated resources 
other than taxes, $30,000; total amount to be raised by tax, $323.5 '7''>o. 

This makes the tax rate the same as last year, $1.52. 

Extravagance with the public moneys is one of the most fruitful sources of misfortune 
to any municipality. In Binghamton, generally speaking, a reasonable economy has usually 
been the rule and, as the figures given above will show, there is no extravagance in any 
department. 



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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS 

jhamton has man\- attractive jnililio buildings and institutions, which liave cost over 

The Binghamton State Hospital for the Insane, one of the largest in the country, 

uely situated on a hill in the eastern part of the city. Over $1,000,000 has been spent 

in the erection of buildings and 
ecpiipment for this institution, in 
which over 1,300 patients are cared 
for. 

The iMunicipal Building, County 
Court House and United States Post- 
office and Court House are hand- 
some stone structures, each costing 
from $125,000 to $150,000. 

The city has a well-equipped gen- 
eral and emergency hospital. Over 
100 Protestant orphan children are 
cared for at the attractive Susque- 
hanna Valley Home, while about the 
same number of Catholic children 
receive excellent care at St. Mary's 
Home. A Central I'^ire Station and 
seven otlier attractive engine and 
hose houses furnish homes for the 
different organizations of the city 
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH 

Binghamton has an active and progressive Health Department which looks after infrac- 
tions of sanitary laws rigorously. Great activity and prudence are exercised in the matter of 
(|uarantining cases of contagious diseases, a fact that has prevented the spread of these affec- 
tions. It may be said that the city 

f ' ' is not subject to epidemics of fatal 

j I diseases of any sort. The number 

, j of deaths last year was 792, which 

gives a death rate for that period of 
about 19 97 per cent. But this is 
distinctly unfair to the city, for, be- 
cause of a genera] prevalence of 
sickness throughout the State, the 
number of deaths here was vastly 
in excess of any previous year. A 
computation of tlie deaths for a 
dozen years gives an average rate 
of 13 per cent. This very low death 
rate is despite the fact that the Bing- 
hamton State Hospital, which has a 
pojiulation of 1,500, is included in 
the report. There were 10 r deaths 
at that institution alone last year. 

The records of the department 
sliow that the following number of 
deaths have been reported each year 
since 18S4: 1884, 304; 1885, 311; 
'^^^6, 379; 1887, 431 ; 188S, 496; i8Sg, 
..46; 1890, 554; 1891, 678; 1892, 685: 
1893, 622; 1894, 643; 1895, 588; 1896, 
559; 1897, 590; 1898, 669; 1899, 707: 
i()oo, 792. The principal causes of 
death last year, together with the 
number of deaths caused b\' each, 
are as follows: Pulmonary consump- 
tion, 62; diphtheria, 51; cancer, 28; 
apoplexy, 39; dementia, 37; menin- 
gitis, 19; valvular disease of the 
heart, 34; pneumonia, 54; cholera 
infantum, 20: nephritis, chronic, 31. 



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Applicants for plumber's certificates are very carefully examined, and no careless work is toler- 
ated in this matter of so much concern to the general health. 



COST OF LIVING, REAL ESTATE AND RENTS 

The city is in the center of an excellent farming section. Most of the agricultural and 
dairy products used by its inhabitants are cheaply delivered at their doors by the growers and 
makers. This, cnmliincd with close com]5ctition between the merchants, makes cheap living. 

The cost of living is still further reduced by the cheapness of rents, making it possible 

for factory em- 
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well on mod- 
crate wages, 
liinghamton is 
a city of com- 
fortable homes 
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accordingly moderate. Buildings for manufacturing purposes are rented cheaply; and in case 
buildings for any particular industry are not for rent, land owners are always ready to erect 
suitable buildings to rent at moderate rates. 

It may be said that rents of factory buildings and dwellings will average only twenty or 
thirty per cent, of what would have to be paid for the same accommodations in New York city. 
Manufacturers may also calculate upon a saving of about forty per cent, in wages over those 
paid in New York. Further information upon this subject will be gladly furnished by the 
Secretary of the Board of Trade. 

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THE CITY'S FACTORIES 

The label, " Made in Binghamton," is to be seen on manufactured articles offered for 
sale in all parts of the world. These goods are of all kinds, from a carpet tack to a large steam 
boiler. Some of the principal things made in the cit}' are boots and shoes, cigars, carriages and 
sleighs, chairs and furniture, doors, sash and blinds, washing machines, hoes, glass bottles, 
scales, combs, buttons, wire goods, felting, beet sugar, harness and saddlery, boilers, electric 
d3-namos and motors, flexible shafts, men's clothing, overalls, shirts, hunting jackets and canvas 
sporting goods, carriage ironing, whips, gloves, time recorders, flour, crackers, tacks, envelopes, 
folding boxes, refined wood alcohol, flavoring extracts, and rubber bicycle and carriage tires. 

For a quarter of a century Binghamton has been one of the leading cigar manufacturing 
cities in the country. About a dozen large factories and forty smaller ones last year turned out 
nearly 100,000,000 cigars, an output exceeded b}' only one or two cities in the Union. When 
the $10,000,000 American Cigar Company was organized last spring to operate factories through- 
out the country, it was immediately decided that three of those factories, employing 3,000 hands, 
should be located in Binghamton. These three factories have recently been started. 

About 600 persons are employed in the three large chair factories in the cit)'. Over 200 
hands are employed in two factories making Binghamton scales, which have a world-wide repu- 
tation for accuracy and durability. Over 200 men help make carriages and sleighs. The In- 
ternational Time Recorder Company, the only firm making time recorders in this country, 
employs several hundred hands and maintains agencies throughout the world. Four large 
overall, shirt and canvas sporting goods factories employ nearly 1,000 girls and women. 

The largest shoe factory in the world is operated in Lestershire, a suburb immediately 
adjoining the city. A large proportion of the 1,800 employes of this factory live in the city 
limits. The Lestershire company is now erecting another shoe factory to cmplo)' 2,000 
hands, and the largest tannery in the world at Endicott, another suburb, which is connected 
with Binghamton by an electric car line. 

The cheapness of power is one of Binghamton's claims upon the ]nanufacturer. A 
twenty-five-horse power gas engine can be run for $20 a month. The attaching of a gasoline 
tank to the engine is permitted, the expense of which would not be over fifty cents a day. 
Electricity is largely used and is inexpensive, while a twenty- five -horse power engine can be run 



by steam for about |!2.8o a day. The president of a company whicli recently came to Bingliam- 
ton from New York says that it costs hi in less to run /lis entire factory by gas power than it did to 
light his offices in N^cic York. Cheap power, transportation and rent, together with compara- 
tively low wages, puts the Binghamton manufacturer upon a basis where he can compete with 
his rivals without fear. 



TELEPHONE SERVICE 

Two telephone companies have plants here — the New York, Pennsylvania &• New Jersey 
Telephone and Telegraph Company and an independent citizens' company, which will begin its 
service in a short time. Compared with many other cities rates are low, and because of the 
rivalry between the two companies they are bound to tumble away down. Already telephone 
service which in New York would cost $125 can be obtained in Binghamton for $48. 

NEW RAILROAD ^SHOPS 

As this book goes to press the ofhcials of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad 
Company have selected a site and have announced their intention of at once erecting car and 
machine shops in Binghamton, because Binghamton is believed to be the best located of any 
city and to offer all of the desired advantages. All of the car and machine works of the com- 
pany will be centered in Binghamton, the plants being moved from Scranton, Syracuse, Utica, 
and other points These shops will employ 2,000 men, mostly skilled mechanics. 





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.1. M. DAVIDGE 



McTIGHE, TRUESDELL & DAVIDGE 

WHOLESALE GROCERS 



FAYETTE STREET 




FOREMOST among the stable and progressive commercial enterprises of Binghamton is 
the wholesale grocery concern of McTighe, Truesdell & Davidge, a direct descendant 
of one of the pioneer mercantile establishments of the city. The trade of this firm covers 
an extensive field, and is large and steadily growing. Abundant capital and an exper- 
ience of many years, supplemented by unsurpassed facilities for gauging the markets 
and keeping in touch with the trade, for close buying and selling and for shipping, are 
among the advantages which enable McTighe, Truesdell & Davidge to hold a com- 
manding place in the commercial life of this city and section, and these advantages are 
not more helpful to the maintenance of this concern's popularity and business prestige than the record 
for honorable dealing it has so long and so creditably sustained. No other firm has so generously or 
for so long a time contributed to the commercial stability of Binghamton, or done so much toward 
opening and maintaining the arteries for the inflow of that outside trade that has been so helpful in 
the direction of promoting the prosperity of the city. This is in no sense an advertisement for Mc- 
Tighe, Truesdell & Davidge ; they need none. Their business has been so long established, and it 
has grown to such proportions, that it continues to increase of its own force, with the aid of the 
firm's long-sustained reputation for reliability and its practical and progressive methods. In their new 
and commodious building, perfectly equipped for the convenient storing and handling of goods, and 
with switching facilities that enable them to load cars at their door, they are in a position to add to 
the other manifold advantages they are able to afford their patrons that of prompt and perfect ser- 
vice. Such an enterprise as this is necessarily stimulating to the commercial life of any community. 




T. B. CRARV, V. Pres. 



D. A. SMITH, Treas. anil Mgr. 



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WHOLESALE DEALER^: IN 

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Monty SciviiHi Dislribulfis of Bouts, Shoes, Rubbers and Findings. Our popular line of Radcliffe 
Shoes for Women retail for $2.50 and $3.00 

All leading retailers carry the Radcliffe for Women. Made in all styles 

Our popular lines of Men's, Boys', Youth's, Women's, Misses', and Children's Shoes may be 
seen any time by sending us a card 




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YOU have a "RIGHT" business, and are looking for a "RIGHT" 
I In place to plant it, or transplant it; we're situated to help make ends meet. 
Binghamton is a "business" town — every way; always has been. 
And if you're built along that line 'twill be found to PAY to look op 
its points. The past, the present and the future are worthy the atten- 
tion of any live man; it's an all-round GOOD town to get in with. 

Yes, we are in the LAND business — got lots of it. But we're not 
booming it — 'tain't the "boom" kind. Been waiting till the "right" 
thing came along to "hit" it; nothing else will. And it's likely exactly 
what YOU'VE been dreaming about: the sort of situation to suit your needs. 
Ample acreage adjoining the Susquehanna, level as a floor and within a mile- 
radius of the city's center; with a new $40,000 bridge crossing to principal street; 
with a projected D. L. & W. switch; with convenient street car service; and with 
select, high ground Home Sites near by, free of saloons. 

Certainly a rare chance, if yes, if — the "RIGHT" thing happens along; 
and we're watching the road every day. But conditions are about to change — 
perhaps before this book leaves the press. Only early action will count. 

South End Land Company, " Arena," Binghamton, New York, will fetch 
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THE most Beautiful Home Sites in the 
Entire City are in the Clarke & Fisher 
Location; they are only 8 to JO minutes 
walk from the Court House ; they lay 
directly in front of the new $50,000.00 
Bridge at Exchange Street. There has 
been more Modern, Up-to-date Buildings built in 
the last two years on this plot than all the rest of the 
City combined. We will build you a House after 
your own plans and let you pay for it by the month 



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178 and ISO "Water Street 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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S. T. MESSNER, Treasurer 



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BINGHA.MTON, N. Y. 

Lubricating Oils and Greases 
Gasolines, W. W. 150° 

SUB-STATIONS 

TROY and UTICA, N. Y. 



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BINGHAMTON 

Is the recognized trade center of the Southern 
Tier counties of the Empire State. Its city 
population of 40,000 — which is increasing 
rapidly — is supplemented by a thriving, in- 
telligent, well-to-do country and surburban 
population of many thousand more. The 

BingKamton 
Republican 




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Is the only Morning Daily Newspaper in its field. It has the full report of the 
Associated Press, is bright and reliable in news and editorial and it practically 
has no competitor. Its 



Job Department 



Is the best equipped of any to do Up-to-Date, Artistic Book and Job Work and 
do it promptly and satisfactorily in price Modern presses, new type faces, 
including the latest improved Mergenthaler Machines for rapid and beautiful 
work. Estimates cheerfully furnished. 

BINGHAMTON REPUBLICAN, Binghamton, N. Y. 



The Oldest 

Established 

House 

III the City 

Three 

Minute's Walk 
From the 
Depots 



All Modern 
Improvements 
Gas, Electric 
Lights 
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Fine Interior Finish A Specialty 



ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN 



Office and Yards, 41 Clinton Street 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 




> is a far. simile 
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•• A Kiss and a Drink ul Water 
Makes hut a Poor Breakfast." 



Yes, but a kiss and a 
Cup of our Coffee not 
only refreshes " the 
inner man," but trans- 
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meal into a veritable 
feast. 



This Coffee, is 

ROASTED 
BLENDED 
P AC KED^ 

And Sold by 

R W, CHUBBUCK&CO, 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. 




! DeCaneerizJng Removai System 

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Binghamton, IJ. Y.. u.s. A.f 




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'PHor\e 206 



Weir CSl Sullivan 
Real Estate 

Special Bargains^^ Offered in Improved Realty 

MORTGAGES FOR SALE 



Rooms 067, 608 and 660 

THE O'NEIL BUILDINGS 




BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 




MITCHELL 




C. H. MirCHI LL. 123 LeRoy St., 'Phn 



D. D. STEVER, 3 North Ave., 'Phone 




Estimates 
Cheerfully 
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LACKAWANNA COAI. 

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J. R. LYNCH & SON 



86 STATE ST. 



Charles D. MIddlebrook Charles F. Mtddlebrook 



G. D. Midflleftrook & Son 

(Established 1855) 



Manufacturers of 



Sheet Metal Goods 




Largest and Best Stock of Seasoned 
White Pine, Whitewood and Yellow Pine 



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Doors. Windows and Blinds 
Wm\o(yK TiniDer and Lumber 
StiinQles, Latli, Ladders, Etc,. Etc. 



STATE ST., Corner of Lewis 

Near alUhe Depots Bi NGHflMTON. N . V . 



Che Binahamton Leader 



There is a leading newspaper in every city. In Binghamton, it's 
The LEADER : The only afternoon paper in the southern tier of 
New York and the northern tier of Pennsylvania a member of the 
Associated Press. Leading in news, in advertising and circulation 

The WANT COLUIVINS are the popular medium of Want Advertisements for the City 



Delivered by Carriers*^ 25 Cents a MontK 



Cbc Detnocrdtlc meekly Ceader 

PublisKed THursdays .^ j£^ $1.00 a Year 

Leader Publisbing Co* '^ BingbSmton'mw vork 




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i Carriage MaKers* -Supi 
All Hinds j£^ £^ jZ/ 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



■WHolesale AVag'on and Carriage MaKers* Supplies 
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FANCY PLYMOUTH 
RED ASH COAL 

VERY HARD AND BRIGHT 

More Heat Less Ashes Less Bother 

than any other anthracite coal 










Blanchard & Company 

73 PROSPECT AVE. BINCHAMTON. N. Y. 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS COAL 



That Farm 




Where we keep our Jersey 
Cows, that produce the rich 
milk with which our Bread 
and Cakes are made, has done 
much to build up our business. 

We are now enlargmg our 
Baking Department, putting 
in another oven, to keep pace 
with our orowms" business. 




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EMPIRE GRAIN AND ELEVATOR CO. 

SHIPPERS OF GRAIN, FLOUR AND MILL FEED 



Binghamtun Elevator Cap.icily 40,000 Bii. 
Anuual Sales 



Binghamton Warehouse Capacity 5,000 Tons 
$1,000,000.00 



Fancy. Natural and Clippea Oats a Specialty 

MILLERS' AGEMS FOR WASHBURN, CROSBY & CO. '8 CELEBRATED GOLD MEDAL FLOUR 

dale Manager 



L. W. WILSON, T 



T. H. WILSON. As 



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We "Would Appreciate a 
tSKare of Your 

fire 
Insurance 

Our Agency is tHe Oldest 
in BingHatnton 



R.epresenting a Number 
of tKe Oldest and Most 
R.eliable Companies in 
tKe Business 



Bo$$ $f 1one$ 



Oia Office of 
BOSS, STOPPA.RD (St. HECOX 



'PHone 316 B 



82 Court St. 



BOX TRADED a Specialty 



EARL D. 08TR0M 

■WHOLESALE 

and 

RETAIL 

Qgrrs 



Proprietor.£y CIGAR. STANDS 

Hotel Bennett and The Arlington 



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Cbc Bingbattiton Savings Bank 



Incorporated 

APRIL 18, 1867 



Cbe €ity of Bingbamton 

Incorporated 

APRIL 9, 1867 
They Have Grown Up Together 

Substantial Solid Progressive 



=^^.^The Bank has paid its Depositors over $1,100,000 Interest on its 
Deposits and has been largely instrumental in furnishing money to build our 
Water Works, Bridges, School Houses, Hospitals, Etc. ^ ,^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 

Deposits Received from $ cts to $3.000 



ASSETS $2,954,717 

WM. H. WILKINSON, 
President 



MONEY TO LEND 

CHAS. W. GENNET, 
Treasurer 




PERSELS & MACK 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



HARNESS 



Jobbers of Saddlery Hardware 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



H 40 CHENANGO STREET 



E. H. TITCHENER CSi CO. 



THE plant ot E. H. Tltchencr & Co. Is I 
the bulldlnus are of brick. This hi 
that were making Blind Staples 
merclal Ave. hulldiniis, an " 
himself and E. H. fltchener. Tt 
41 Whitney St. This place »vai 
^os. 198 and 200 State Street 
the whole building, as well as 
laraed line included Staples of 
In the latter designation were 



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the start the firm o 
Moors of No. 196 Stat 
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1881 bv Ihelate E. A. Iloag, who 
Mr. Hoag continued the business, occi 
from year to year, until I8H6, whena 
s from Kingman S Sturtevant In the bric 
s, when Hoag and Titchener move<l to ( 
upled guarters on the three upper floor 
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> was admitted as a member of the firm and the business was conducted for two years under the title 
ds Co. About this time the firm commenced manufacturing Ornamental Wire Work. This included Of- 
s and all kinds of light wire work for Interior and exterior use. Mr. Hoag died In 1891, and. subse- 
rchased b> the late (Charles Davis. From 1892 the business has been carried on under the firm name 
■ same lines as origlnallv made are still being manufactured, besides which an Incrensing business is 
Metal Work for architectural purposes. This Includes Bank-Railings, Steel Elevator Cars, Iron Fences 
Escapes, Grille Work, etc. In 1899 the firm purchased the property known as the Meagley Soap 

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Works on Spring Forest Avenue. A large sum was expended In remodeling and ImprovinK the buildings, and visitors will 
complete and well-arranged factory, exceptionally adapted to the purposes of manufacturing. 

The firm of E. H. Titchener & Co. has only recently turned over the business to a Corporation of the same name of which the 
following are the officers : Edmund H, Titchener, Pres't and Treas. ; Edward Harris, \ Ice-Pres't, and Benson R. Runyon, Scc'y. 



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HUMMELL & CO. 

410-412-414 CHENANGO ST. 

BINQHAHTON, N.Y. 



manufacturm fine Cigars 



THEIR LEADING BRANDS ARE 



Crawford 
El Indio 
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Tuxedo 



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THE Brandt Tailoring is equipped to accomplish most satisfying- results for 
the man who is particular about his clothes. The old-time tradition of 
goodness and careful workmanship, which we have learned during the 
past years, still set the quality standard for every piece of work we do. 
But every new idea that has developed for making better, or better look- 
ing clothes, has been quickly applied. The best and latest woolens are 
picked out, one pattern at a time, with the most careful discrimination 
and expert taste, with fullest knowledge of what fashion has suggested 
for the season. The making is done by the most skillful tailors, after 
styles that are faultless, as well as particularly smart and graceful. The fit must be 
absolutely satisfactory ; but criticism of the garments made by us is extremely rare. 
We are more zealous about a perfect fit that shall do honor to our organization, 
than our critical customer can be. 

.^.,'*This business appeals most strongly to the man who wants particular attention 
in the making of his clothes; but who wishes to pay only the fair price for them. 
In fabrics, style and workmanship Brandt Tailoring is above criticism, yet prices are 
a little more than ready-made. 

..•*^* Visitors are welcome to come in any time and look around. Our prices are 
marked in plain figures and experienced salesmen ready to wait upon you. 






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FURNISHING 

Funeral Director 




303-305 CHENANGO 8T. 
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



TtLEPHONE 



JUDSON S. NEWING 

j eweler and 
Opticians 

WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, 
SILVERWARE, CUT GLASS 



EYES EXAMINED FREE 

LENSES GROUND TO ORDER ON 

SHORT NOTICE 



Repair Ulork of Jill Descriptions 

PROMPTLY DONE 

86 COURT STREET 
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK 



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C. C.JACKSON, Pres. 

DR. F. E. TAFT, Vice-Pres. 



O. (i. KAEPPEL, Sec. 
O. S. HELLER, Treas 



Binghamton Cold Storage Co. 



COLD STORAGE AND FREEZINO 




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CAPACITY 20(» CAR LOADS 




Finest Equipped Plant in the State 



281=287 WATER STREET 



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BINGHAMTON. N. Y. 

Sales Agent, New YorK State and Canada, 



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EUREKA 



AND OTHER 



HigH-Grade Bituminous Coals 

^j For Steam Generating' 

^1 and General Manufacturing Purposes 

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BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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WALTER R. MILLER & CO. 

The Leading Stationers 

and Sole Agents In Blnnhamton and VIrlnlty for the 

Globe Wernicke Elastic 
Bookcase 

and 

Elastic Filing Cabinets 

This House occupies a large four slor> building and basement 
full of goods in their line. They sell everything in Stationery, 
Blank Books and Office Supplies. If not carried in stock. \vll| 
order, or have made to order, anything that may be required. 

82-84 State Street Binghamton, N. Y. 










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Miss) ILAY L. ELLIOTT 



vS. M. ELLIOTT ^ CO. 






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AVholesale 

COAL, COKE.. CHARCOAL 



Montgomery and Frederick Streets, Binghamton, N. Y. 



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CONSISTING OF SLEEPING CARS, DINING AND CAFE CARS 
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Comfortable Route to Thk Wesi 



Trains Everywhere Protected bv Block Signals 



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^ D. I. ROBERTS 

V Genera/ Passenger Agent, New York 



W. G. MacEDWARD 
Division Passenger Agent, Elmira, N. Y. 





N establishment that is extensively engaged in the manufacture of patent envelopes for mailing; purposes, 
is that of The t'onimercial Envelope Comi)any. Limited, of this city, whose factory is on Jarvis street, 
near the Lackawanna Railroad This Company was incorporated on Ai)ril IH, 1891, under the laws of 
New York Htate, and its subsequent career has been of the most prosperous character. It has paid in 
dividends to its original stockholders 68 per cent.: the large trade that has been developed for its pro- 
ducts extends all over the United States, Canada, England, Brazil and South Africa. The envelope is used ex- 
tensively for mailing books, catalogues, samples of dry goods, seeds and merchandise of all kinds at a reduced 
rate of postage. The Comi)any own patents on the Reversible, Open End and Bellows Envelopes that are made 
in all the vainous sizes re(iuired for business, which are of ingenious design and of indispensable utility to tho.se doing 
business through the mails. The factory, which is .'illx !:!(•. two floors, is equipped with all the latest improved 
machinery which has lieen constructed and built by the Company. The Company, when first incorporated, located 
in very small (juarters at 2'A University Place, New York. In two years' time these quarters were found too 
small to accommodate our steadily increasing business and we moved into larger and more commodious quarters 
which we found at 97 Sixth Avt!., New York. At this place the Company grew until it had acquired all the 
room that could be had in the block during the seven years we were located there. On July 28, 1898, we moved 
into our present quarters on Jarvis street in Binghamton. At the present time we have outgrown our (jnarters 
and are figuring on a factory more than double its size. 
The otticers of the Company are as follows : 



Ch.\s. E. Lee, Treasurer 



Be.n'.i. B. McFadden, President and Manag 
John Anderson, Vice-President 



R. B. LocKWoou, Sec'y 



Board of Directors 

Ben.j. B. McFadden John Anderson Chas. E. Lee R. B. Lockwood 

J. C. Hover Fred H. Haskins C. C. Pratt 







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DOWNS AVENUE 



Several Desirable Factory Sites and 150 Choice Building' Lots 
for Sale at Reasonable Prices and Easy Terms 



F. W. DOWNS^ 



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PHELPS BLOCK 



BEAN ®. CO. 

ftlhoksak grocers 

Cca Importers ana Coffee Roasters 




BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 






ARTISTIC WALL DECORATIONS 



Our stock embraces all grades from the 
Cheapest Blank to the Finest Hand-Made 
Papers. In addition to our American line 
we show a large assortment of Imported 
Wall Papers. 

We also show a line of Wall Fabrics, 
such as Burlaps, Linens, Satin Damasks, 
Cretonnes, Tapestries, Etc. 

We make a Specialty of Interior Deco- 
rating, Fresco and House Painting. 



A. D. Van Sciver, 90 State Street 



A. S. Cleveland & Co. 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

AND JOBBERS OF 

Fruit, Produce 

AND 

Oysters 

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 
219 WASHINGTON ST., BINCHAMTON, N. Y. 



Our PRICES are RIGHT on 

ELECTRICAL WORK 

Supplies of All Kinds 
Private Line Telephones, Etc. 

BINGHAMTON 
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO. 

160 STATE STREET 

H. M. QITCHELL 

Wholesale Dealer 

WINE.S and liquors 



158-160 Washington St. 

Telephone BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 




J. F. rilEy', a. m founder and principal 
BINGHAMTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 
(incorporated' 



THE BINGHAMTON 

vSCHOOL OF 
BUSINi:^vS -^ 



Is a strictly high-grade Business train- 
ing school. 



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^''The business and professional men 
Invariably patronize it when in need 
of Stenographers, Bookkeepers and 
other office assistants. 



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-^The school quarters occupy about 
6000 square feet of space at 120 State 
Street. The institution has a commo- 
dious elevator for the use of students 
and the office is connected by private 
wires. 



W, J. HASKINS & CO. 

t42 Court St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



[nurseryhen] ! 



Established by J. H. Mason In 1878 
J. H. Mason & Son, 1889 E. R. Mason since 1890 



E. R. MASON 

OPTICIAN-^ 




Also dealers in all kinds of Farm and Garden 
Seeds. Seeds are positively fresh and of the 
higfiest grades grown ^ ^ »s» ^ J* <^ 

W RITE FOR CATALOGUE 

^""^J^IX", W. J. HASKINS & CO. 




69 COURT ST. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



Any one not able to read this fine print 
clearly at I 2 inches from the eyes should 
consult an optician: 



'Uhc Most Complete Maiwifacturing .». 
Optical Plant in tHe City £> jZf ^ 'S, 



F. L. SHELDON, Pres't and Manager 



C. Y. SHELDON, Treasurer 



The Sheldon Mfg. Co. 

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK 



Manufacturers of 



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"PERFECTION" 



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Foot Balls, iStriking Bags, 

Hunting' ClotKing', Leg'gins 

And Fquipments-^uS^^^ug?^ 







Basket Ball 



Rugby Ball 



Association Ball 



«^t^|ll U. S. STEVENS, JR. F. E. SEAMAN 

^J Stevens & Seaman 

^i Livery and^^ 
^ iSales Stables 

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•^fp FUNERAL AND WEDDING WORK 

<^<t A SPECIALTY 

Dealers in Western Horses 

31-33 STATE STREET 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 









*^?ll| Telephone 337 

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SHOES 1^ 

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31 COURT ST. S-^» 



Sole agent for 

The Patrician Shoe for Women 

and 

The Elite Shoe for Men 



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Harry M. Cafferty 



Shoes Sblned Free 




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DIAMONDS >^ CUT GLASS 



=^« After years of careful study and the hand- 
ling of large numbers of precious gems, we 
can now with all truthfulness state that we 
are the leading and most responsible Diamond 
house in Binghamton. We have expert's 
knowledge of Diamonds. All stones are bought 
for cash and every stone is guaranteed to be as 
represented. We have hundreds of loose stones 
to select from, representing different shapes 
and cuttings. All stones set and mounted by 
expert workmen who make a specialty of this 
work. Mountings of the newest and latest 
designs constantly in stock. 



.''Being direct representative agent 
for one of ttie largest inanufacturerers 
we are able to sfiow the most com- 
plete assortment of Cut Glass possible. 
For years this house has had the repu- 
tation of not only manufacturing the 
finest quality, but of placing on the 
market the most novel and exquisite 
shapes and cuttings. ^Ce are able to 
offer these goods at wholesale prices. 
It will repay anyone to visit our store 
and see these beautiful pieces of glass. 



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^*^In Sterling Silver we carry a general and fine line manufactured by 
Gorham's Manufacturing Co. and the Whiting Manufacturing Co., together 
with other makes. Our general stock of Watches, Clocks, Hollow and Flat 
Ware will be found complete in their several lines. 

J. M. HENWOOD ca CO. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 56 COURT STREET 



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G. S. INORXH 



Wholesale Provision Dealer 



ISO STATE STREET !■ 

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The oldest concern in this particular line of business in the city. Established 25 years ago ni / 
The Best Line of Goods Handled pl 7 

VV. T. CORINELL |j 

il Fyneral Director 111 EiiiDalinBr I J 

\ 240 GliGnanoo Si Binohaiiiion, N. Y. i 



CULHANE (Si GREEN 



furniture * Carpets * Upholsteries 



These Three Are Ovir Specialties 

Every Department of this Mammoth establishment abounds in the Season's Newest 
and Swellest Designs. We shall be pleased to have you drop in while shopping 
whether or no you intend to buy. 

CULHANE: ca GREEN 




PAINT MISTAKES 

If you vvant to avoid mistakes in painting 
come to us. 

We liave the right paint for each purpose. 
Each paint is made suitable for certain sur- 
faces and best results depend upon getting 
the right paint in the right place. 

S6c SKer^vin-'Willianns Pair>ts 

are all good. Each one is the best for the 
purpose that can be made. 

The best of men, materials and methods are 
in every can. 

^/>e Lawrence Paint Co. 

84 E.xcHan^e St. Bi ngHamton, N. Y. 




BENNETT ^ KENNEDY 



.DEALERS IN... 



COAL, WOOD, COKE AND CHARCOAL 



131 WALNUT STREET 



j£NNETT&}\|E^NEDY 



,<UOA^,O^CO^>M- 




NGHAMTON, N.Y. 



131 WALNUT 5T 



THE establishing of this business dates to 1871 under direction of Abel Bennett, deceased, and 
was continued by him for four years, when Mr. Butler becoming associated therein, they to- 
gether conducted its operations until 1893, at which time the establishment was acquired by 
the late Fred Bennett and W. P. Kennedy and operated by them to time of |V1r. Bennett's decease, 
since which time it is in charge of |VIr. Kennedy as surviving partner. The trestle and pockets were 
rebuilt and enlarged eight years since and have a capacity of five thousand (5000) tons, which it is the 
management's rule to keep well stocked; customers consequently have not been inconvenienced by 
short supply at critical times. The storage room gives opportunity to discriminate as to quality in 
purchases by the firm and also to hold stock in case of arriving in wet state until dry, thus insuring 
perfect separation from dust in screening. By reason of these facilities, central west side location 
and personal integrity of those connected therewith, this business has received a gratifying patron, 
age, steadily increasing, proportionate to growth of city naturally tributary to its location. 



Cbc nineteen RMudred lyasber Co. 

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED 



1900" WASHERS AND WRINGERS 



Che nineteen Bundred Ulashcr Go. 



Bingbamton, Hew Vork 




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llu attention of tlie American pnblic, bnt very few ])rove 
1,1 be -inccessfiil. It is the everyday help savers that 
I.Tcve the most prSfitablc in the inventive line. Any- 
tbini; that could relieve in the least degree the drudgery 
of wash day in one household would be sure to find a 
welcome reception in the thousands and hundreds of 
Ibi.psands of homes throughout the Innd. 

The Nineteen Hundred Washer Company has come 
alnu',' with a machine that relieves this drudgery in all 
»v,ll n-ulited honsebolds. Tt is a unique invention inso- 
mi-ch that the principle upon which it works is radical- 
Iv different from anvthing before attempted. 

The dilTerence might be told in a few lines. The other 
machines more adapted for steam power tli n woman's 
rounded arms, forced the clothes through the water. The 
i.ioo Washer works water through the clothes. It is the 
tub that moves, the washboard is upside down. 

The clothes are constantly changing, exposing all parts 
In the rubbing surfaces and the mechanical action of the 
water. There is no possible chance to injure the most 
delicate fabric and in this alone it saves its cost in a 
short time. 

The tub sets, or rather is balanced, like the .seat part 
ot a revolving chair with the difference that the bear- 
ings upon which this machine turn are as perfect as 
those of a hundred dollar bicycle and will last a lifetime. 
Te. make it work as nearly automatic as iiossible it is pro- 
vided with two oil tempered coil springs which help to 



es this washer do 



child can operate it. '1 he lady sits while using it. It 
makes washing like play work. 

Its work is so etfective that it will wash any garment 
clean without boiling, without scrubbing, without the 
least wear and tear and without the use of destructive 
chemicals. It washes the finest fabrics without breaking 
a thread and will wash a carpet with ease. In every 
respect it is a high grade, easy running family washing 
machine; does any work that can be done by hand, bet- 
ter. quicker, easier. 

The "1900" washer is made of the best materials 
throughout. The tub is Virginia white cedar, hooped 
with galvanized wire. These hoops are embedded by a 
prtented process into grooves and are electric welded. 
There is no stretching wdien the tub swells or dropping 
off when the tub is dry. The tub revolves on a perfect 
ball bearing mechanism. The machine is well made as 
it can be. 

During the three years since its introduction the 
Nineteeii Hundred Washer company has sold 50.000 ma- 
chines, besides a large number of 1900 wringers aod 
stands. The machine is a warm favorite whereever in- 
troduced and shipments have been made to foreign 
countries, Mexico, Belgium, France, England and as 
far away as .-\ustralia. 

The officers of this company deserve large credit for 
their energetic efforts in pushing this industry. They 
are: President, T. C. Crary; vice president and secre- 
tarv, F. W. Welsh; treasurer. R. F. Bieber. 

Mr. Bieber is gener.il manager of the business, in 
«liich he is ably assisted by Mr. Doane Caflerty. as ac- 
coi-ntant. 

The Nineteen Hundred Washer Company was or- 
'■ nizeil in 1897 and since that time the growth has been 
iihenomenal. The factory on Clinton street is now turn- 
ine out about ion machines per day. .'\n addition is now 
beine 1 lilt «lil.li will double the capacity. Branch of- 
fue^ .11. 1 I'li '1. \ Ml all the leading cities of this country 
and -■ il I ■! I n ones: notably, .\ntwerp. Belgium. 
Ma.liirl ^111,1 11,1 llu- City of Mexico. The mail depart 






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2-4-6 COURT ST. 



BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



W. D. McCULLOUGH 




PRACTICAL « PLUMBER 

GAS AND STEAM FITTER 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Telephone 262-4 



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Losses Fairly Adjusted and Promptly Paid 



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Estimates Given on all kinds of Cemetery Work 



CRANDAL, STONE & COHPANY 



Established 1870 Incorporated 1895 



CHAS n. STONE, Pres. 
C. E. TITCHENER, Sec'y 



WM. H. STONE, Vlce=Pres. 
F. S. TITCHENER, Treas. 



rianufacturers of the Pioneer Brand 

CARRIAGE TRIMMINGS AND HARDWARE 

FOR DOMESTIC AND EXPORT TRADE 



ANNUAL CAPACITY, MATERIALS FOR 300,000 TOP VEHICLES 



THE PIONEER BRAND CARRIAGE HARDWARE 
HAS BEEN THE STANDARD OF THE MARKET FOR THIRTY YEARS 



FACTORY LOCATED ON UPPER COURT STREET ABOVE WATERWORKS 



2 The Largest Stock of Plxitnbing Material, Gas and 9 
2 Electric Fixtures, Furnaces, Stoves, R.anges and House J 
■ FurnisHing Goods bet\veen New York and Buffalo 



Exclusive Agents for 

FAVORITE 
STOVES AND RANGES 



STERLING 

STOVES AND RANGES 

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PEASE FURNACES 

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KELSEY FURNACES 




■ U RANGESSt I. 'L. -if-; , 

' ' ?. KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 

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8TRANSHV ENAMELED 

WARE 

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WILKE TILE-LINED 

REFRIGERATORS 

ZANESVILLE 

STONE FILTERS 

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ETC., ETC. 



Depth 127 ft., Widtti 57 ft. 



A Complete Line of Kitchen Furnishings, Including 
jZ^ jZ^ Many Novelties for the Kitchen .^ j2^ 

Vapor Stoves Garden Hose Filters 

Blue Flame Oil Stoves Lawn Mowers Refrigerators 

Oil and Gas Heatinq Stoves Water Coolers Woodenware 

Gas Ranges and Hot Plates Ice Cream Freezers Stove Repairs, etc. 

McManamy ^ Rodmari 



39-41 Chenango St. 



Binghatnton, N. Y. 



JAMEvS vS. CARY 

....MANUFACTURER OF.... 

Working Clothing, Overalls, Etc, 

DOES BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME OF FREEMAN OVERALL CO. 



THIS is the pioneer company in its line of business in this city. It canvasses and manufactures ex- 
clusively for the .iobbing trade, and has a clientage extendinK from the Far East to the Far West. 
Illustrative of this fact'remittances were received a short time since from Portland, Maine, and 
Portland, Oregon, by the same day's mail. Mr. Gary is one of the oldest— if not the oldest— merchant in 
Bingham ton that has been in continuous business. He commenced a clerkship with his father in 1847. 
In February, 1849, he went to New York city as a clerk in a large importing house. While there he was 
an active member of the Mercantile Library Association and the New York Volunteer Fire Department. 
In 18.52 he returned to Binghamton and opened the first strictly merchant tailoring establishment in the 
village. In 1855 he sold this business and took a position as bookkeeper in the Broome County Bank. In 
1862 he resigned this position to enter into copartnership with William Stuart, under the firm name of 
Stuart & Gary, in the publication of Binghamton Daily and Weekly Republican. The Daily was then 
changed from an evening to morning paper. The following year he closed his interest in this firm and 
Iwught one in the oil refining busine'ss conducted bv H. Sanford Jarvis and William M. Ely. under the 
firm name of Jarvis, Ely & Carv. In 1865 he bought the entire business, which he conducted until 1867. 
when, under the firm name of Hallock & Gary, he began the wholesale manufacture of ready-made cloth- 
ing, being the pioneer in this line in Southeni New York. This business was started on what was then 
known as Franklin street. When the block north of the Phelps building on Chenango street was con- 
structed. Hallock & Carv moved into it. where they remained until 1874, when the existing firm of Hal^ 
lock, Gary & Co. erected" and moved into the first iron-front building constructed in the city at 85 and 87 
Court street. In 1880 Hallock & Gary sold their interest and moved to Elmira. where they continued in 
the same line until 1885, when Mr. Gary sold out, returning to Binghamton and buj-ing an interest in the 
Freeman Overall Co., of which, the following year, he became sole owner and has continued until the 
present time. While in the Broome County Bank he established and conducted one of the largest insur- 
ance offices of that time. Mr. Gary was one of the " lads" that followed '"the boys" around when they 
collected the fire buckets, which each freeholder was required to keep. This was for the organiza,tion of 
the first fire (bucket) company in the village. He became a torch boy and has been connected with the 
active and exempt firemen ever since. He was Secretary and Treasurer of the old Biiii;liamton Library 
Association. He served a long apprenticeship as a Free Mason, and is the oldest living Past Master in 
the city. He is a warden of Christ (Episcopal) Church, a member of the Board of Trade, also of the 
Binghamton Club. Noting the foregoing, we find that Mr. Gary has had a long and active business 
career, having been connected with some of the largest and most desirable interests in the development 
and substantial growth of the city. Mr. Gary is ably assisted and leaves business largely to the manage- 
ment of his son, Mr. Ralph S. Gary. 



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Lestershire Mfg. Co. 



js^THK LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF^ 

Boots and Shoes in The World 



BOSTON OFFICE. 66 LINCOLN STREET 



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ii~ Factory at Lestershire covers eight (8) acres of floor space 

•Jf Factory at " Endicott," N. Y., covers six (6) acres of floor space 

'ft Leather tannery at " Endicott," N. Y., covers eight (8) acres of floor space T' 

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•:f TOTAL FLOOR SPACE TWENTY-TWO (22) ACRES 4: 

.?^ H. B. ENDICOTT, President 4' 

\^ EUIOT SPALDING, Treas. and Sec'y GE.O. F. JOHNSON. Gen. Mgr 

I-. C. FRED JOHNSON. Supt. '• Endicott •' Factory 

J,; H. L. JOHNSON, Supt. Lestei-sHire Factory 

Ti*r N. C. BR.ODHEAD. Supt. Tannery at " Endicott." T' 

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1)(1 AM. KINDS I 



INSURANCE 

Kkai. Estati: am. Monkv Loa> ed 



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CHAS. P. PINTLER 



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Insurance Company 

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$ 1 40,000,000 



|t I northwestern mutual Cife 

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The Northwestern has for the past 25 years 
furnished its insurance at a lower net cost than 
any other company. 

C. A. PE.LTON, General Agent 

Rooms 778 to 781 O'Neil Building 



REAL ESTATE BROKER 



160 State Street dJ^d Biiiflliamtoii. N. Y 



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Does a General Real Estate Business ; Buys and 

Sells property in all parts of the United States. 

Rentals 



Special fttteiition Given to Hotel Properties | 
Correspondence and Investigation Solicited 

SAY THERE, CYRUS. 

DO YOU KNO"W 

HAWRES? 

HE SELLS 

Wall Papers, Paints, Oils 
Eeads, VarnisKes, 

Room Mouldings and Window Shades 

PICTURE FR.AMING.gy A Specialty 



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PORT DICKINSON. N. Y. 

supplies the choicest m ilk and cream. pasteurized. this product needs 

no commendation h ere, as its patrons comprise our best 

Citizens, Who Esteem It "Par Excellence-' . 



CONNECTED BY 

TELEPHONE Ar 



W. T. HANEY, 



ELECTRIC CAR LINE 



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LEADING, 
LARGEST AND 
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HOTEL 










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H. I. PROTZMAN R. M. FRASER 

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HOUSE FURNISHINGS 

MANTELS, TILING 

GAS AND ELECTRIC 

FIXTUR ES AN D PAINT 

174 WASHINGTON ST. 
1 25 STATE ST. 





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THIS enterprise, now about one year old, started out to manufacture felt of all kinds, and contrary to the condi- 
tions of some new concerns, has been busy ever since in filling orders. They are now installing some of 
the latest machinery known for manufacturing felt to their already well equipped plant and contemplate 
building new additions at an early date, to accommodate the increasing demand for their goods. Their 
specialty so far has been Saddlery Felt, but under the able supervision of practical and experienced felt makers, 
they now manufacture a line of fine, high class wove felt for mechanical and other purposes. Their goods have 
been successfully marketed so far, having been placed in the hands of dealers in every state in the union, besides 
Canada and Europe. If straightforward, up-to-date business principles count, it is only a question of a short 
time when this concern will rank among the leaders in Felt Manufacture. The officers, who are all prominent 
business men of this city, are as follows : 



T. B. CRARY, President 



PAUL S. ROSS, Vice-Pres't 



M. J. CORBETT, Sec'y and Treas. 



THE STURTEVANT-LARRABEE CO, 
...Carriage and ^leigh lBuilders.«« 



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BINGHAMTON. N.Y "-^ 




FACTORY, CHARLES ST. AND ERIE R. R. 
REPOSITORY, STATE ST. 



75 DIFFERENT STYLES CARRIAGES^^^^,^^ 
50 DIFFERENT STYLES SLEIGHS To Select From 



Catalogue Free 



W. S. C. SMITH 



SANITARY PLUMBER 



Bar Plumbing A Specialty 



BEER PUMPS, FAUCETS, 
BLOCK TIN PIPES, ETC. 



Henry L. Beach, Pres. Z. Bennett Phelps, Treas. 

Wm. G. Phelps, Vlce-Pres. Walter P. Pratt, Sec. & Mgr. 



OQDEN BRICK CO. 

...MANUFACTURERS... 

BUILDING BRICK 



44 HENRY ST., BIN6HAMT0N, N. Y. 



BinghaiDton Bouilng Works 



Works, BEVIER ST. RINGHAMTON N Y. 

Office. EXCHANGE BLDG DH^Vl l/*|VI I W|-<, l-*. I . 



Geo. H. Smith 



Austin S. Bump 



...MANUFACTURERS OF... 



fine Carbonated 
Beverages 



Smith (D. Bump 

Etchings, Engravings, Paintings 

Photographic Reproductions 

ART WALL PAPER 

Mouldings, Frames, Novelties, Etc. 

Shades Made and Hung 







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E BEST 5c CIGAR 

on the market, equal to most tens 



NLoonstom 

A lOc CIGAR Sgll^^~~i>J 



...MANUFACTURED BV... 

EDWARD GUILFOYIvE 

138-140 STATE ST. 

GRAIND* UiNioIN 

TEAS AND COFFEES 

OUR SUPERIOR GRADES FIND FAVOR IN 
MORE THAN A MILLION HOMES.s«.^^^,^v?C 

fLRAND UNION SPICES are the choicest product of the 
" Spice Islands. Try our Spices and you will always use 
them. 

GRAND UNION BAKING POWDER is the favorite of all 
Cooks who have tried It. 

GRAND UNION FLAVORING EXTRACTS are celebrated tor 
their concentrated strength, and their purity we 
guarantee. 

(IRAND UNION PREMIUMS make a fine display at our 
" store. You should see them. 



V Branch Store 

ll 55 COURT STREET 



GRAND UNION TEA CO. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 



NEW TEAS i 

Freshly Roasted Coffees 2 
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Spices, Extracts, Baking Powder S 

and Grocery Specialties ■ 



SOLD AT 

THE GREAT ATLANTIC 
AND PACIFIC TEA CO. 

64 COURT ST. 

'Phone 1531 Exchange Building 



DAVID P. SELLECR 

....DEALER IN.... 



REAL ESTATE 



INSURANCE (yAd AND LOANS 

Real Estate Bought, Sold, Rented and Exchanged. 
Mouses and Lots. Vacant Lots. Stocks of Goods. 
Business Property and Farms in all Parts of the City 
and Country For Sale or Exchange. 'Houses and Vacant 
Lots Sold on Monthly Payments Cheap for Cash.) 
To Rent, Flats. Houses and Suites ot Rooms from $3.50 
to $30.00 per month. 

MONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGE 

Room No. 28 McNamara Block Telephone 394-q 

BINGHAMTON, BROOME COUNTY, N. Y. 



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REAL ESTATE, INSUUVNCE 

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The Faatz-Rkynolds Felting Co. 

LESTEKSIIIHi:. NEW YORK 




AN KXAC'T KKl'UKSKNTATION OF OTH MII,I,S 

MAMJKACTUKi:i!S <H' 

EAGLE BRAND" WOOL FELTS 



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RESTATE I "' 'EXCHANGE; 



tRM ADl/CRTISINC AGENCr 




HOTCHKIN'S 
REAL E STATE 

EXCHANGE 



Was established in 1884 by the late William 
S. Hotchkin, and is now tontinue d by his son, 
Charles F. Hotchkin, who has been identified 
with the business since its inception. 

It is one of the oldest and most reliable agen- 
cies in the city for the sale, rental, or exchange 
of any kind of Real Estate anywhere. It is strict- 
ly a commission business and no charges are 
made unless something is accomplished. 

Millions of dollars* worth of property all over 
the United States have been sold or exchanged 
during the past seventeen years, and the firm 
point with pride to the uniform satisfaction ex- 
pressed by their thousands of clients with their 
method of doing business. 

They have occupied the entire second floor of 
the building shown here for more than 15 years, 
and with a force of half a dozen clerks, and all the 
latest, up-to-date office appliances, are able to 
transact any business in their line with neatness 
and dispatch. They also represent three of the 
oldest and best known Fire Insurance Companies, 
viz : Glens Falls, Home of New York and Conti- 
nental. 



SICNOirS RUBBER TIRE LIVERY 

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 




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HOAKDING AND 8ALE8 STABLES 



Offick 1<;o Couirr SrHp:ET 



Stabj^k TJeak Hotel Ckandai. 



EVER NOTICE 
THAT FOLKS 

Who know " What's What " always 
buy their Shoes of 

NICHOLS? 

It's because we've all the little 
kinks and quirks of newest fashions 
Seen our 

$3.52 SHOE 
MEN'S OR WOMEN'S? 



It's worth just $3.50, no more, no 
less. Some folks say there's not its 
equal in town. What do you say? 



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H. A. NICHOLS ^ 

29 COURT ST. -JBbH 




H. A. NILES 

Commission 
fl^ erchant 



BUTTER 
CHEESE, 
(SL EGGS 



Shipments Solicited Quick ReturnSi^ 

247 AVATER STREET 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 




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The Elk Dhuc Co. 

NE of the most prominent, as well as successful, of the many large 
commercial enterprises in our city is THE ELK DRUG CO., which 
occupies a splendid six-story building at No. 26 Henry Street. This 
is fitted up with all the conveniences and appliances known in the business, 
while the laboratory is one of the finest equipped to be found in the State. As 
wholesale and manufacturing druggists and jobbers in paints and varnishes, 
the company occupies a leading place in Northern Pennsylvania and Southern 
New York, over which its very successful travelers make regular trips. The 
house is noted for the splendid range of pure, fresh drugs, chemicals, herbs, 
roots and druggists' sundries bought from the best drug centers of the world 
at close quotations and sold on that basis. As manufacturers and proprietors 
of Dr. Carey's G. E. S. S. remedies it has a line of proprietary medicines of 
the highest merit, and which are in very great demand, while in paints, 
varnishes, etc., it handles only the warrantable goods that always maintain 
the highest standard, in each and every branch the company shows sound 
judgment of values and a thorough knowledge of what is required by the most 
progressive class of druggists and dealers in paints and varnishes, while by 
its customers it always deals in that liberal and equitable manner that has 
brought it such pronounced success. The officers who manage its affairs 
with splendid ability and success are : 

Edgar C. McKallor, President Rodney A. Knapp, Treasurer 

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Stickley-Brandt Furniture Company 



BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



We Are Large Manufacturers 




If you live in the city a call on us will show you a qreat line of all grades of furniture 
If you live out of town a line from you will brinq our illustrated catalog with nearly 
five hundred cuts of all kinds of furniture j^ j^ ^ .^ ^* u* j* ^* jt ^ ^ 



176 "WASHINGTON ST. 



127 STATE ST. 



vSROORUM ! 
niAS vSROOKUM!!! 

TKat's SiwasH for "Best" and "Very Best.' 
j^ j^ \t Applies to -^ -^ 



THE EVENING HERALD 



It's a Remarkable Paper in Every Way. Has nearly 3000 more circulation than 
any Daily Paper in New York Stale in a City no Larger than Binghamton 

THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS >SKOOKUM 

Goes into five of every seven homes in the City of Binghamton. Is delivered by 
paid carrier boys and always has THE NEWS. Is fair and fearless and HAS NO 
STRINGS ON IT. That tells why it is Hias Skookum!! 



IT IS ONLY 25c A MONTH DELIVERED ANY"WHERE 
DAILY CIRCULATION NO^W 9500 IN ROUND N umbers 






GEO. M. HARRIS 

HEAVY and SHELF 
HARDWARE 



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StHndiiig piuminently in the 
trade of Binghamton is the 
Hardware House of George M. 
Harris. This business was es- 
tablished l>y William Harris, the 
father of the present proprietor, 
in 1852, and has been under 
its present management since 
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ments are well stocked with a 
large and comprehensive as- 
sortment of Hardware, Iron and 
Steel, Blacksmiths' and Wagon- 
makers' Supplies, Builders' 
Hardware, Cutlery and House 
Furnishing Goods ; in short, 
everything usually found in a 
first -class establishment of 
this character. 

The location is practically 
llic same as that selected for 
llie business in 1852. More 
modern buildings have been 
substituted for the old and the 
establishment has enjoyed a 
large patronage for years, and 
is recognized as one of Bing- 
hamton 's most substantial 
business houses. 



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Fine Boating and Fishing ') l. e. wacener s) BooI<s Open For Picnics 

■/. PROPRIETOR /• D J T I 

Large Dancing Pavilion (9 binohamton, n. y. to Boarders laken 



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COAL COMPANY 


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Is Second to None in Supplying tKe Trade >vitK tKe 
-^ -^ Best Coal and Wood -^ <^ 



YARD AND OFFICE 
CRANDALL STREET AT GLASS WORKS 



WHITAKER & WEST, PROPS 



TELEPHONE 



BEMAN & CO. 



Manufacturers of 



Boxcs-^ 



Box Shocks 



Keg Heads 



Shoe Nails and Tacks 
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK 



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DR KILMER & CO., BINGHAMTON, N. Y 


.. U. S. A. 


CHICAGO- ILL., U S A. 




B1>«NCHES RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. S. 


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KINGSTON, JAMAICA, B W 1 





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The Prudential 



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1 BlanR^Book^ maker insurance Company 



And Book Binder 




of America 



Home Office, Ne'warK, N. J. 



Blank Books of all Kinds 

MADE TO ORDER 
Estimates CKeerf\illy Given 

166 Water St. Binghamton, N. Y. 




M. J. DILLON, General Agent, 

FOR SOUTHERN TIER, NEW YORK STATE 



BRANCH OFFICE: 

675-676 O'NEIL BUILDING, COURT STREET, 
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 

Telephone No. 150 v 



Don't Fail lo See Me Before Placing 
Your Life Insurance 



Satisfaction Guaranteed Agents Wanted 



r WHIPS WHIP5 

I Parlor City Whalebone Bone to Handle Parlor City Rawhide 

5 Bengal Bull's hide Ceylon Ox Hide 

? Flexible Steer's Hide Gutta Percha Lined 

\ BINGHAMTON WHIP COMPANY 

A MANUFACTUR-ER.* 

■ CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED BINGHAMTON, N. I. 

S NOT CONNECTED WITH WHIP TRUST 



THE CITY MISSIO 

128 WASHINGTON STREET 

E. E. LO'WANS, Souerintendent 



■ T'HE work sought to be done is chiefly Interdenominational Rescue Work, m 
/ Located in the centre of the city and with a beautiful and commodious building-, / 
S it appeals to all Christian people as worthy of their support and presence. We Z 

■ heartily welcome everybody to our services, which cannot fail to be helpful to them, i 




YOU REALIZE 

that it is not safe to l^eep your important papers or vaiuatile 
articles in your houses? jt^jtjt^,^,^,^^^ 

BINGHAMTON SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS 

offer you a place for your insurance policies, contracts, wills, 
bonds, mortgages and other securities, which is absolutely safe 
from lire or burglars. Visitors, whether patrons or not, are al- 
ways welcome during business hours. Boxes rented from $3 up. 

47 COURT ST. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 47 court st. 





227 Chenango St. 



Binghamton, N. Y. 



•}• Modern Conveniences 



Open Day and Night 



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C. S. WALES, Proprietor 
(Formerly known as The North Side Hotel) 



X 236-238 GltenaiiQO St.. BINGHftlVlTON. N. Y. 



LACEY'S BOX FACTORY 



A PROMINENT concern in its line in Binghamton is V 

that known as Lacey's Box Factory, which is noted .;. 

for doing the finest work of its kind in the State. The •> 

proprietor, Mr. J. W. Lacey, estaWished his business here V 

in 1883. and in 1899 removed to present location, 307, 309, .|. 

311 Water Street, where with increased facilities and more •> 

commodious place has greatly increased the output. The X 

equipment of his factory is of the finest description, com- .;. 

prising four power nailing machines, the only ones in the v 

city; three printing presses and a large embossing ma- Y 

chine, or press, by the use of which the label is printed .;. 

right on the box. Steam is used as the motive power and •-• 

the output is 3,000 to 5,000 boxes per day. The exactness V 

and neatness of all work emanating from this establish- .;. 

ment is the subject of favorable comment throughout the v 

trade. Mr. Lacey is a native of Pennsylvania, who came *:; 

to binghamton twenty-five years ago, and has won a last- ,|. 

ing success by his enterprise and just methods. v 




D. J. MALANE | 

Sanitary., i 
..Plumber I 

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Latest Designs In .J. 

GftS IIND [LECIfilC FIXTURES I 



Sole Agent for Pasteur Germ *»• 
Proof Filter ♦!• 



m^m 88 STATE STREET | 



THE ARLINGTON 




HIS hotel was built and is now owned by Messrs. Kennedy & 

TTierney, who have managed it for the past 13 years with 
signal success. Many improvements have been made from 
time to time to meet the wants of our increased patronage 
until to-day we have one of the most modern hotels of its 
class in the State of New York. Within the past two years 
we spent for internal improvements $25,000, and a glance at 
the interior will convince the observer that we have now 
one of the best appointed and furnished first floors to be 
found anywhere. During the past year we added 12 new 
private bath rooms and put in all new sanitary plumbing, 
which now guarantees to our patrons perfect sanitation. We 
have materially improved our cuisine until to-day it is acknowledged by 
the most fastidious epicure that our table is second to none. We have 
more improvements in contemplation for the Arlington which will be 
made within this year. Large and commodious new sample rooms have 
been provided for the accommodation of commercial travelers. 

..•*„'' We take this occasion to thank our patrons for their patronage in 
the past and cordially solicit a continuance of the same for the future. We 
are also proprietors of the New Rathbun Hotel at Elmira, which is one of 
the best appointed and furnished hotels in the State outside of New York 
City. The service and cuisine are high class in every particular. An up- 
to-date European plan restaurant is run in connection with The Rathbun. 



KENNEDY & TIERNEY, 



Proprietors 




THE ARLINGTON 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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Binghamton Telephone Company 

INDEPENDENT 



OVER 1000 PHONES IN THIS CITY 



Rates, Houses $15.00 Per Year ^ ^ ^ ^ 
Offices and Business Places $30.00 



LONG LINE SERVICE 



OFFICE : 
CORNER CHENANGO AND HENRY STS. 



Binghamton, N. Y. 






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EN5IGN LUMBER CO. 

WHOLESALE 

Ixutnbcr, ^ Shingles, 



Lumber Co. 



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Lime, Cement and LatH 

JARVIS ST., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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The above cut is one of our five floors devoted to | 

furniture: and china 

-WE FURNISH YOUR HOME COMPLETE H 

ESTIMATES GIVEN^^jS> DELIVERY PROMPT AND WITH UTMOST CARE $ 

A. S. MINER FURNITURE CO. 

124-126 STATE STREET 



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Departments 

Dresis Goods 




Departments 






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Silks and Velvets 


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Prints. Ginghams 


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and Flannels 


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Artists' 






Linings 

Linens and Fine 


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Materials 
Mattresses and 
Bedding 






White Goods 


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Upholstery, 






^otlons 




Curtains. Etc. 






Gloves 




Boots and Shoes 






Veilings and 


Washington, Henry and State Sts., Binghamton, N. Y. 


Toys, Dolls, Etc. 






^eckwear 
Hosiery and 

Knit Underwear 




Musical 

instruments 








Drugs and 










Toilet Articles 






Women and Chil- 
dren's Muslin 


FEATURES OF THE METROPOLITAN 


Jewelry, Clocks 
and Silverware 






Underwear 




Optical Goods 






Art Embroidery 


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Hardware 






and Fancy Yarn 




House 






Corsets 




Furnishings 






Trimmings and 

Buttons 
Laces and 


Special sales will be inaugurated continually, affording 
unlimited buying opportunities. 


Harness and 

Horse Goods 
Sporting Goods 






Embroideries 




Cutlery 






Ribbons 


A complete restaurant has been established where meals 


Trunks, Valises. 
Etc. 






Handkerchiefs 
Fans and 


will be served at all hours at a moderate cost. 


Baby Carriages 
Sewing Machines 






Umbrellas 
Leather Goods 


All of the latest music— comic, sentimental, operatic, 


Books and 

Stationery 






Millinery 
Furs 


etc., will be sold in the music department. Visitors de- 


Sheet Music 
Groceries 






Cloaks and Suits 


siring to hear any special number can have it tried on 


Meats and Fish 






Waists and 


the piano. 


Fruits and 






Wrappers 


Vegetables 






Men's and Boys* 




Flowers. Seeds, 






Clothing 
Men's Furnishings 


A large soda fountain supplies delicious drinks, and 


Etc. 
Restaurant 






Hats and Caps 


ice cream and the finest confections are always on hand. 


Cigars. Tobacco. 






Merchant 




Etc. 






Tailoring 
Crockery and 

Glassware 
Wall Paper 


On the fourth floor, a ladies' reception room will be 


Candy and 

Soda Water 






arranged. 


Photography 
Dentist 










Coal Offlce 






Pictures and 


The bureau of information will be for the use of all 


information 






Easels 


parties. 


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When You Come To Binghamtorie^ 

(And Become One of Us) — It will be only natural for you to want to know 

"?li^"to buy hardware ^ ^ .u 

An examination of our stock and a knowledge of our methods of doing busi- 
ness will quickly convince you that our store is the place. We carry a com- 
plete line of the best makes of BUILDERS' HARDWARE. In MECHANICS' 
and CARPENTERS' TOOLS, none but goods of Known and Guaranteed 
Qualities will be offered you. - -.,.,... 

We take great pleasure in showing the High Class of Goods contained in our 

CUTLERY DEPARTMENT ^ ^ 

You will find here the best patterns and qualities of Pocket Knives, Razors and 
Barbers' Supplies, Ladies' Shears and Scissors, Carving Sets and Silver Plated 
Ware. We have the largest and most complete stock of - - - - 

SPORTING GOODS ^ ^ ^ 

Carried by any house in Southern New York. Our line of Guns, Rifles and 
Ammunition, Base Ball Goods and Athletic Goods is complete in every detail- 



CALLAHAN & DOUGLAS, 57 court st. 



BINGHAMTON OVERALL CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 

PANTS, SHIRTS, 
OVERALLS AND 
WORKING MEN'S 
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LARGEST INDUS- 
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THIS enterprise was inaugurated by Mr. Reed B. Freeman in 1880, who is the pioneer in this branch of 
business in this city. This house manufactures strictly for the largest jobbing trade, and its product 
can be found in nearly every state in the union. Mr. Freeman, whose portrait appears herewith, 
was born in Lisle, Broome County, New York, and has resided in this city for the past thirty-seven years. 
During the past twenty years he has employed several thousand Binghamton young ladies. In fact very 
few manufacturers have been able to offer to their employes such a desirable and remunerative an occupa- 
tion. Mr. Freeman has always been known as a public spirited citizen and has been for several years and 
is at present the president of the Carmel Grove Chautauqua Assembly, a member of the official board of 
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, and Vice-President of the Board of Trade. 



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.^..''Direct importers of the celebrated makes of China, such as Royal Worcester, 
Doulton, Wedgewood, Haviland, Redon, Sevres, Bonn, Royal Vienna, etc. A pleasant 
place to include in your shopping tour. 

McNAMARA (SL HARDING 



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is the acme of winter ^V-Cix-r-^^i-. ^ ^ 

discomfort. Steam Sf;*'^::^5^^}if| 

and Hot- ' " "^ "^ ' 

W\\ Water Systems give perfect heat 

distribution — there can be no cold 

rooms or hallways. The air is 

ih| rendered evenly warm and balmy, 

RUNYON & OGDEN 

32 COMMERCIAL AVE. 



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Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Frames, U 

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Mahogany, Curly Birch and all kinds of Foreign and Domestic Woods^,^*^ ^ *? 

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H CORNER OF 

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vSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y., U. S. A. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 



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STREET BOXES thai are 
non-inlerference in fact as 
well as name, and, owing to 
efficient protectors and im- 
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ADVANTACIFOUS FEATURES.<E>.e' 
OUR APPARATUS WORKS IN HARMONY ^VITH ANY SYSXEM 



V1P0RTANT 9 



ELECTRICITY 

FOR POWER I* ALWAYS READY 

50 per cent. Less Than Water or Steam 

Over 200 Motors Now in Service in tKe City.^ 
For LigHting it is CKeaper THan Gas. No MatcK 

Necessary 

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 

79 STATE STREET BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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E. G. FREEMAN & CO. 

Sheet metal # Slate Contractors 

COPPER AND GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES 
TIN AND SLATE ROOFING 

The Erection of the Blower System Heating and Ventilating Plants 

A SPECIALTY 

Having Done Some of the Largest Contracts in New 
York State, we are Prepared to Furnish Estimates on 
All Classes of Work Ji ^ ^ .<.<.< >^ ^ ^ ^* 

81-83 WATER ST. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 




SALE AGENT 
FOR 



HIGGINSON'S HARD WALL 
PLASTER.. 
SCRANXON FIRE BRICK 



Delaware 

Lackawanna 

COAL. 



AND 

SHIPPERS 

OF 

CHARCOAL 



ATLAS 



HELDERBERG 

R08ENDALE 

CEMEM 



GLENS FALLS 

AND 

CHAZY LIMES 



21 JARVIS ST. 



'Phone 467 



lU Cadv ]ane Grev School for 6irl$ 



MRS. JANE GREY HYDE 

MISS MARY R. HYDE 

MISS JANE BREWSTER HYDE 



Principals 



^FECIAL and Regular Courses. Preparation for College and European Travel. 

Number of Boarding Pupils Limited. References required. Girls may be 

Chaperoned to New York, Washington or Europe during the Vacations ,^^^^^ 




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PROPRIETOR 



LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS, WELL LIGHTED. BATH ROOMS. HEATED 

WITH STEAM. LIGHTED WITH GAS. EQUIPPED 

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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 

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United States Di^positohy 

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CHARLES F. SISSON. Pres. 
CHARLES F. SISSON, Jr., VIce-P 



BINGHAMTON 

Dry Goods 



SISSON BR0THER8-WELDEN COMPANY 

Cor. Court and State Sts. 

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Security Mutual Life Insurance Company 

Among the stable institutions located in 
Binghamton, none is so widely and favorably 
known as its sterling life insurance company, 
Security Mutual, Organized in this city in 1887, 
it has rapidly grown, spreading its influence and 
agencies until at the present time it is operating 
in more than forty states and territories. It began 
1903 with Admitted Assets, $1 .207,388.08; Ad- 
mitted Surplus, $568, 854. 96;lnsurance in Force, 
$36,336,866.00, having paid to policy holders 
and their beneficiaries since its organization 
$2,058,504.82. Incidentally, it maybe said that 
its ratio of assets to liabilities is greater than that of 
any other established legal reserve life insurance 
company doing business in the United States. 

The President of the Security Mutual, Mr. Charles M. Turner, was its founder, 
and, to his ability, energy and integrity, is justly credited much of its growth. Asso- 
ciated with him are the following able and reliable business men, some of whom 
have been associated with him since the beginning of the Company's existence: 
W. G. Phelps, First Vice-President; 0. W. Dunn, Second Vice-President; Moore 
Sanborn, Third Vice-President and Supt. of Agencies ; J. W. Manier, Treas.; Z. B. 
Phelps, Comptroller; F. W, Jenkins, Counsel; A. B. Howe, Asst. Gen'l Manager; 
R. L. Lounsberry, Medical Director; D. S. Dickinson, Actuary; Chas. A. La Due, 
Registrar; J. B. Abbott, Cashier; C. H. Jackson, Asst. Supt. Agencies. 

Security Mutual issues a full and complete line of policies for protective and 
investment purposes and nowhere are more liberal contracts for policy holders to 
be found. It is the only company in the United States registering its policies and 
depositing reserves thereon, with the Stale of New York. Agents are wanted in all 
unoccupied territory. For further facts and figures call on or address M. H. Westcott, 
Fourth Floor, Phelps BankBldg., Binghamton, N. Y. 




" Its list of Stockholders is a Directory of the Wealth of Binghamton." 

Cor. Washington and Henry Streets 



Capital and Surplus 
Deposits 



$ 540.000.00 
2,900,000.00 



Does a General Banking Business and pays 3 1.2 per cent. Interest on time deposits. Deposits 
received at any time and in any amount and interest paid from date if left three months or longer. 
Trusts accepted and faithfully executed. Freed from the contingency of death, the Trust Com- 
pany will survive the existence of any trust. 

IS A LEGAL DEPOSITORY FOR COURT MONEY S 

AND RESERVE AGENT FOR STATE RAtiKS^ 

Offers its services on favorable terms as Trustee of Corporation Mortgages, Registrar, or Trans- 
fer Agent for Corporations or IVIunicipalities, Loans Money on Bonds and Mortgages and 
Approved Securities. 



OFFICERS 



CHARLES J. KNAPP, President 

J. 8. WELLS, Vice-Pres't 

A. J. SCHLACjER, Treas. STODDARD tiAMMOND, Sec'y F. P. KNAPP, Cashier 

F. F. HAMMOND, Asst Cashier W. J. WELSH. Attorney 



Charles J. Knapp 
Fred. F. Hammond 
Jerome B. Landfleld 



Stoddard Hamma 

T. B. Crary 

J. Stewart Wells 



TRUSTEES 

Aderbert J. Schlage 
John 6. Simpson 
George W. Dunn 



F. Percy Knapp Charles P. Knapp 

0. Tracy Rogers Francis Hammonc 

W. J. Welsh George E. Green 




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Since the original page has been published this corporation has raised its capital from 
$60,000 to $125,000 and the officers of the company are as follows: 

BENJ. B. McFADDEN, President 
CHAS. E. LEE, - Vice-President 

FRANKLIN PUTNAM, Treasurer 
JESS C HOVER, - Secretary 

We have built the new plant represented in this cut which is the largest of its kind in 
this country under one roof, and occupy every foot of it manufacturing a line of ONE 
PIECE FOLDING BOXES and PATENT MAILING ENVELOPES. The first story of 
the building which, is a three-story structure, is constructed almost entirely of concrete, the 
two upper stories arc red brick pointed up in red cement with a lire proof roof. The build- 
ing is constructed on the open mill plan and of hard wood. In addition to having a heating 
plant, we have a ventilating system of cooling the building in hot weather. We operate 
our own electric light plant. The company has 1178 feet of railroad frontage which faces 
on two streets, namely Court Street and Robinson Street. We are surrounded by heavy 
forests of maple trees which are much higher than the building, and have reserved real 
estate enough for the erection of a paper mill that our plans are to build. The capacity of 
the plant is one carload of goods every nine hours. 








SEP 34 1903 



Smith,Crary&Davidge 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

"BENNETT BRAND" 

OVERALLS 
JACKETS 
BARBER COATS 
BAR COATS 
BUTCHER COATS 
DRIVERS' COATS 
OFFICE VESTS 
WORK PANTS 
WORK SHIRTS 
APRONS, ETC. 

FOR RETAIL TRADE EXCLUSIVELY 

ALL GOODS UNION MADE 



Office and Factory: 174-176 WATER STREET 
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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Made of heavy durable black sateen : four 
pockets including divided pencil pocket ; cuffs 
and pockets faced: black detachable ring but 
tons. Worn by clerks, bookkeepers, etc. 
Price, $1.00. 

M.\de also in dark blue and white stripe 
material : with silver buttons. 




HONIK OF S\A^AMP-ROOT 

The Great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy 

DR. KILMER & CO., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



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